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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
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Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 393

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  1. Liosán for Unbaptised Children

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    In Pat Connor's land in Foghill, Carrowmore, Ballina, there is a liosán when unbaptised children were buried.

    It is about two feet high, and stones standing up, and many stones scattered here and there. It is almost 20 to 30 feet wide.
    The people plough the land around it and they don't touch that, its there in the centre of the field.
    Its not used in these days like it was long ago. As the Priest's ordered such children to be buried in the consecrated ground.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Hale
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas O' Malley
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Foghill, Co. Mayo