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School: St Boden's, Culdaff

Location:
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 117

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  2. Monk's Rock, Claggin

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    In the old graveyard down at Cloncha at the old Church a monk was killed long ago in the penal days. He was hiding in the parish for a long time and at last he was informed on. One day the monk was praying at a friends grave in the old grave-yard, he heard a noise out-side the gate; he knew this was the soldiers but he knelt on.
    One of the soldiers walked up to the monk and asked him his name, but he never spoke
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Clonca, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Dan Noone
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Culdaff, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Callion
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Claggan, Co. Donegal