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School: Stuacán (roll number 14051)

Location:
Muingwore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhiadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 277

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    There are three grave-yards in the parish of Castleconnor namely:- Old Killanly, New Killanly, and Castletown grave-yard.
    Old Killanly is situated in a dreary spot between two hills. There are ruins of an ancient church there.
    There is a rock in this graveyard, the rock is hallowed down in the centre and it contains a quantity of water. It is said that any person who washes his teeth in this water will never take a tooth-ache.
    There is a Protestant church quite close to New Killanly. Not many people
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    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)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Muingwore, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs P. Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muingwore, Co. Sligo