School: St. John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)

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   finger when she died. The night after the burial the men went to the grave and opened it. They made an attempt to take the ring off but a strange thing happened. The lady came to life again and lived to be an old woman of one hundred and twenty years.
   Kilcoleman. This means the Church of Colman. The grave-yard is a very old one. The ruins of St Colmans Church are to be seen in the middle of the graveyard The people say that one December night as a certain man was coming home from visiting in Ballaghadereen he approached the grave-yard vey quietly. After a while he saw four people bearing an old man on their shoulders. Next morning

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
            1. graveyards (~2,501)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Martin Peyton

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cashelard, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Martin Casey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballymaging or Castlemore, Co. Roscommon