School: Cluain an Droma, Mullach (roll number 5267)

Location:
Cloonadrum, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Brian Ó Huiginn
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 316

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 316

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Cluain an Droma, Mullach
  2. XML Page 316
  3. XML “Graveyards in the Parish”
  4. XML (no title)

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. (continued from previous page)
    That is called the "Landlords Vault." It is shaped like an arch. There is an iron door in it and the name Kelly carved on it. It is surrounded by an iron railing and there is an iron gate leading to it.
    In the graveyard there is a blessed well. There a cure in its water for sore eyes. The old people say tht it is not right to leave that well without leaving something there.
    Near a blessed well in Tromroe there were unbaptised children buried. It is now unused and called "Casina."
    Miceal O'Com--
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. (no title)

    The following inscription appears on a flag in the wall of a new broken down vault at Kilmacriehy an old cemetery outside Liscannor.

    The following inscription appears on a flag in the wall of a new broken down vault at Kilmacriehy an old cemetery outside Liscannor. It is on the McDonagh tomb - a very common surname in the locality. and descendents of Donncha OBrien, Prince of Burren.) B OHuiginn
    "Here restalh Nick whose fame no age can blot"
    The chief McDonagh of old Heher's lot
    Who while on earth upheld the fame of his own house and all his name
    His steadfast religion was his actions' guide
    And as he lived beloved, lamented died
    A.D. 1746.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Collector
    B. Ó Huiginn
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir