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School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)

Location:
Mainistir na Búille, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Sr. M. Columbanus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 151

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    In the vicinity of Boyle there is the graveyard of Assylinn. This is situated to the West of Boyle and people have been interred there for long over six hundred years. The graves are numerous and many beautiful headstones are to be found there. The river Boyle runs past it and the following is a story I have heard.
    During the time the British soldiers were in Boyle, they considered that this would be a likely place for any person on "The Run" to hide. The Officer in command would have searched the graveyard high and low but though the place was trampled
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. earraí
      1. struchtúir de dhéantús an duine
        1. séadchomharthaí (~6,794)
          1. reiligí (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Donagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lecarrow, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Cranston
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mainistir na Búille, Co. Ros Comáin