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School: Foxrock (St Brigid's)

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Foxrock, Co. Dublin
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S. Ní Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0799, Page 136

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    “On the outside the windows look much narrower than on the inside.”

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    Another tomb stone has nine names written on it - all buried in same grave. The most interesting thing in this graveyard is a stone with a little ring cut in the middle, and a bigger one around as in the sketch.
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    Father Ronan at a funeral, pointed out this stone and said it was a pagan tomb stone. The rings, an emblem of the sun. This lets us know that it was a pagan graveyard. I have seen this very old stone.
    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
    Lil Ní Shíoradáin
    Gender
    Female