School: Belturbet (B)
- Location:
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Mc Govern
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- XML “The River Erne before the Railway”
- XML “Saints”
- XML “Tithes”
- XML “Old Graveyards”
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- (continued from previous page)house. It is said that there was a steamer sunk there and it loaded with coal. Most of the coal was found and bits of boards and many other things.
- There is no tradition of saints about Belturbet. The church (is) is called after St. Mary.
- Long ago the catholic people had to pay tithes to support the protestant ministers. They gave money or goods.
- Clonsey is the oldest graveyard in this district. There is the ruins of an old monastery in it. Drumalee is the next oldest graveyard. There is a giant's grave in Lagan which is about three miles from Belturbet. The shape of it is
1 Perch x 3 yards
Area 161/2 yards.(continues on next page)