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School: Ballykilmurry

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Ballykilmurry, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Bean Uí Odhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 116

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    On Barnalick
    Barnlick stone is in a ditch between cravens and Dunnes. Anyone interested in seeing it could go out in Craven's field gate, up through two tillage fields and in the far corner of the second field you will find it. The longest part of it is ten feet It is placed at a cross roads on an old road that runs from Ballykilna through Ballinamen to Ballycowen The rood can be seen in places in the pasture fields but all traces have disappeared in the tillage fields, long and the narrowest part of it is six feet and three feet in depth. it is rough on the top and
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donal O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynamire, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Daniel Brien
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballynamire, Co. Offaly