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School: Shannow

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Coill Sheanaidh, Co. an Chabháin
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B. Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 199

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    In a district called Galoon near Newtownbutler there is a small lake. There is an island in the lake and a graveyard is situated in the centre of an island in the lake. It was here that the dead of ancient times were buried and even to the present day many people are interned.
    In olden times they had no road across to the island save only for a large flag which used to sail on the water. It used to remain under the water at the shore
    When it was required to bring over a corpse it used to come over the water of its own accord. Then the corpse was laid on it and whatever people wanted to go across to the graveyard got on
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Molly Mc Kiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Cnoc Rua, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Daniel Mc Kiernan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    An Cnoc Rua, Co. an Chabháin