School: Carn (roll number 12537)
- Location:
- Cnoc na Seamar, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Miadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 211
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man but first of all do you know whom you were carrying. I cant said the man. boy. You were carrying the devil. it was monks that were teaching in that place and it is said that they had a very big gathering there every day.
But one day Cromwell came and threw it all down. There are a lot of trees growing in Mount Irwin graveyard and there is one plum tree growing in the corner of it. It is a very unlevel graveyard, and there are big piles of stones in it.
Gurteen graveyard is far bigger than mount Irwin graveyard. There is an old Protestant church in the midst of Gurteen graveyard but it is still in use.
- Collector
- Mona Flynn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Choill Mhór, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Thomas Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- An Choill Mhór, Co. Shligigh
