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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 04_002

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    There is a dun situated in the village of Killadone about a quarter of a mile from my house. It is to the west side of the school. This is what my Grandfather told me about it, that it was from this dun it got the name Cill-A-Dun. It is also supposed that there was a chapel there in olden times, and from the Cill and the dun it got its name Killadoon. The shape of the dun is round and a wall of earth all round it. If you were passing there late at night you would meet a little woman
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Mannion
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Richard Mannion
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Killadoon, Co. Mayo