School: Convent of Mercy, Moville (roll number 9278)

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1. The Ruined Church of Cooley (continued)

   

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   in Ireland was a church of stone before the tenth or eleventh century; they were made of wood, and all the stone ruins of churches even at Glendalough are medieval. The sites however are old sites. Therefore we must be content with our sites and not name the ruins as "very ancient." We have, at least, our cross to which we can apply that term.

   

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2. The Old Bridge at Gulladuff near Moville

   

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   The is, indeed, a relic of old times. I brought Dr. Innes to inspect it. He is the Professor of Engineering in all its branches in Cambridge University, and is specially famed for the science of bridges. He gave a sigh of satisfaction when he stood beside our old bridge, and said "Yes, that is the real article." I asked him whether, we might date it

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maureen Faulkner

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carnagarve, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Bishop Montgomery

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Bishop

   Address

   Moville, Co. Donegal