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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 09_021

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    There are two kyles situated in the locality. One of which is situated in the land of James Vaughan, Ardboula,and the other in lower Tyredagh. Children under three three years of age are burried there. Mostly all the children who died long ago used to be burried in the kyles, but seldom they are burried there now. First of all the children would be rapped up in a cloth and put into a little box, and they would be
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Leamy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr James Leamy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare