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School: Kilbeg (roll number 11039)

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Robertstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Duibhgeannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0709, Page 186

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    there are to be seen the graves of four members of the Cruice family.
    Over the grave of the head of the family and his wife there is erected a stone monument the length and width of the grave and about two feet in height. Over this again there is carved the figures of the two buried beneath and also at the side there is a sword.
    At the side of the monument also a heron is engraven which was the crest of the Cruice family There is a story of how they had the heron for their crest.
    Long ago when the Irish were persecuted for their
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Duignan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Robertstown, Co. Meath