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School: Cromadh (B.)

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Croom, Co. Limerick
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Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0506, Page 375

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    the precise location but it is generally on either side of the road that leads from Tullovin Castle to Manister Abbey. the 25" sheet No 5 "of the 6" sheet No 31 will reveal the site as pointed out to me by Patrick FitzGerald High St. Croom aged 56 "carpenter-mason". According to him it is on the right-hand side of that road near and to the west of a large fort some 1-1/8" from the road - to the right of it. Quite recently this Patrick FitzGerald was building a house for Mr. Jerry Quain in the exact location referred to above and in sinking the foundations unearthed portions of two skeletons, the skulls being pretty well preserved. A Mrs. Quain, over 86 years old, who lives in this locality stated that she thought there was a burial ground there since the famine days. Unfortunately the poor woman ins bed-ridden and it would distress her too much, to get her to expand on the topic.
    From the Abbey of Manisternenagh eastward to Greybridge - see 25" Ordnance sheets Nos. 2 and 6 of the 6" Sheet no. 31 Limerick to take in locality referred to ____ there is a corcass or watermeadow. In this corcass and in that portion belonging to Mr. Dd. Griffin, Clorane, Croom - 6" sheet No 6 - there is an outline, faint but obvious of a building
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Croom, Co. Limerick
    Collector
    Daithí Ó Ceanntabhail
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Mr Costelloe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrane, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr Edward Hartigan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr O' Grady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fort Elizabeth, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Quain
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    Over 86
    Informant
    Patrick Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Croom, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Patrick Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fearoe, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Thomas Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    38
    Address
    Monaster, Co. Limerick