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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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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 473

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    crosses the great steel bridge. This bridge is erected over a very beautiful artificial pond made very (big) many years ago, by one of Mr. Forster's Ancestors. Tourists vising this place in the summer months state there is no nicer spot in Ireland. Convenient to Ballynure there is a town-land called Killacoona, there was a convent here in former days.
    This was a branch house belonging to the same order of nuns as then had a convent in Clones. One day two nuns were sent by the Revd. Mother in Clones, to Killacoona with a very valuable book, and as you must know they had to walk all this way on foot, and when they came to Analore they had to walk all the way on foot, and when they came to Analore they had to cross a ford on stepping stones. This ford crossed
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mac Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Susan Mac Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    44
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Ellinure, Co. Monaghan