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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cathair na Mart (roll number 12255)

Location:
Westport, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
An tSr. Bonaventure
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137, Page 235

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    a mile outside Westport below the railway. There is a small wood here and people were buried here that died of hunger during the famine days.
    Knockfin - Cnoc Fionn near Aghavale Cathair na Mart. It is believed locally that Fionn Mac Cumhaill was buried on the hill or mound in Knockfin.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Westport, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Nancy Haran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Westport, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Haran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Westport, Co. Mayo