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School: Ballyboghill

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Ballyboghil, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
P.J. Connolly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Page 355

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    It is twenty yards long and seven yards wide. It has seven large windows and three doors one of which lead to an underground cell called the "Skull Hole" which according to a local man named Mr Sweetman was used as a sacristy by the monks.
    At the main entrance two faces are carved of stone, and the hole where the bolt used to be shoved in is there. There are various types of trees around the church, yew trees, lime trees, palm trees, laurel shrubs and others. There is a gravel path leading up to it.
    When I was looking around inside the church I noticed a hole in the wall which to my mind had the appearance of a chimney.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballyboghil, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Patrick Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Oldtown, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Sweetman
    Gender
    Male