School: Edengorra (roll number 9597)
- Location:
- Edengora, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Michael Hetherton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 162
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- (continued from previous page)twenty five feet above the level of the hill they carried sods and levelled it on top. The slopage is about six yards. Around this moat is a large trench. Beside it is a road of ground. A trench is also round this ground and is connected with the trench round the moat in two places. On a fine summer's day a spendid view can be obtained from the top of the moat.
In the graveyard is a church os St Patrick. It is a large one. The water font of this chruch is "buried" beside the church and never goes dry the whole year round. A cure for the toothache is gained by putting a pin in the hole. The font is about two feet square and has a hole in it one foot in diameter, and about six inches deep.
The graveyard is very old and contains a lot of tombstones that are inscribed in Latin and Ogham. A Bishop of Kilmore Diocese and also a lot of priests are buried in this graveyard. Priests and people are also buried inside the church walls.
When the Danes were coming to raid St Patricks church in Moybologue, the bell raised up and flew on to Clugga(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Conlon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullaghavally, Co. Meath
- Informant
- John Donegan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullaghavally, Co. Meath
