School: Moyvoughley (roll number 7249)
- Location:
- Moyvoughly, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. Ní Fhlannagáin
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- (continued from previous page)in the dung heap
- There is a churchyard in the townsland of Rehan called Alone-Alanah. It is said in the days of the famine a woman buried her only child there and when she was leaving she said, "Alone Alanah"
There are many head-stones with no inscriptions and mounds raised resembling graves. There is a big rock in Roarke's field in Newtown. It is said it was a Druid's altar. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- It is as crooked as a rams' horn or a dog's hind leg.
It is as dry as a chip.
You are as long as a late breakfast.
He is as thick as a ditch.
She is as cross as a bag of cats.(continues on next page)