School: Crecora, Tobar Pádraig (roll number 9668)
- Location:
- Crecora, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ainnín
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- (continued from previous page)is not greater respect and protection for these ancient graves.
This landmark lies about 500 yards from the place where Ellen Hanly (The Colleen Bawn) lived with her uncle temporaily.
It was there Captain Scanlan first met his bride. The unhappy ending of both has been immortalised in the dramatic story of the "Colleen Bawn" by Gerald Griffin.
The principal characters in the play have assumed names, but the author founded his story on the romantic touch attached to the life of the "Colleen Bawn."
She lies in Burrane Churchyard, inn West Clare, quite close to the banks of the River Shannon where her body was washed up by the tide.
Two men paid the extreme(continues on next page)- Collector
- Seán Ó Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lemonfield, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Seán Ó Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lemonfield, Co. Limerick