School: Naomh Ceitheach, Runnamoat (roll number 8499)

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   One day a man was ploughing there and when he reached the spot where the well is the horses fell in and when he tried to rescue them he also fell in. So that is how it got its name. Another field is called the "Car-park" where the gentry who visited the landlord Colonel Chichester parked their cars.
   "Sheep-walk" is the name given to another because the sheep used to pass out through openings in the walls from one farm to another. At the end of the field is supposed to be the grave of a King called Gormican. It is believed he lies buried in a golden coffin guarded by an eel and his name is given to the

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Runnamoat, Co. Roscommon

   Collector

   Bridie Lynch

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kiltultoge, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Patrick Lynch

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kiltultoge, Co. Roscommon