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School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)

Location:
Lenamore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brian Mac Tomas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 211

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    remains unfinished. The old people say that it was intended for a Church. Some of the stones in the building are from three to four tons in weight, and there was no mortar used in building it. When it was built the old Irish language was the chief language spoken in this country. There is a stone in the building with writing inscribed thereon and the most learned people have not been able to read it.
    The ruin itself is divided in two parts for what purpose we do know. But there are small apartments about 13 feet from each other. In one end there is a small piece of the wall
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Flood
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Lissawarriff, Co. Longford