School: St John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)
- Location:
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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As wild as the Cloontia people.
As high as BockaghThe old bell
A few years ago a man was ploughing in a field in Toomonaghy. He found a bell with a date on it. The date was 1661. It is said that the bell once belonged to Friars who lived in Toomonaghy long ago.
- A few years ago a man was ploughing in a field in Toomonaghy. He found a bell with a date on it. The date was 1661. It is said that the bell once belonged to Friars who lived in Toomonaghy long ago.
