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School: Ráth Dairbhe (roll number 10001)

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Radeerpark, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Henry Mc Kenna
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  1. A Town in a Graveyard

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    A town in a graveyard.
    This old Dublin road was supposed to run through some part of Clones. In these days the present Clones streets consisted of an old ancient Graveyard. There were no houses to be seen then.
    The most of these building are all built on the top of the Graveyard. There were a lot of human bones raised in these streets, from time to time. The Graveyard was supposed to belong to
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Skeachorn, Co. Monaghan