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School: Cloonlyon G. (roll number 12937)

Location:
Cloonlyon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Annie Burke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0116, Page 200

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  1. Pre-Christian - Earliest People of Mayo

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    Pre-Christian
    Earliest people of Mayo
    Iberian Race - to them are attributed
    dolman or cromlechs -
    belts - the Cairn & mounds.
    Earliest monuments show burnt remains
    Then there was a period of burial followed
    by burning of burial.
    Burning was practiced to the Christian
    period.
    Firbolgs. Dark type.
    Dolmens - Any period before history
    Cairns 800 - 300 B.C.
    Battle of Moytura.
    Not long before Christian era.
    Tain Bo Cuailogne - Fergus Mac Riogh driven out of Ulster was received by Culill & Maeve
    & played an important part in these wars
    on side of Connaught.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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