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School: Killadangan (roll number 4854)

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Killadangan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Bean Uí Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138C, Page 01_021

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  1. A Local Ruin

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    A very old interesting building round this vicinity is the Church in Murrisk Abbey. Long ago it was used as a hostel for Pilgrims and the Augustinian Monks lived there. They employed the people that lived round the place to build the Church, and they were paid four pence per day.
    It was built of hand cut limestone, and the windows were not glass. There was a narrow opening in the wall, with an iron bar going up the centre, to protect it from any invaders. The walls of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Salmon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Deerpark West, Co. Mayo