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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 05_018

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    Somebody did something wrong and one night it was changed down to the sea by the tide.
    It is all covered over by sand, and all the bones and skulls are exposed.
    There are also head stones of people who were buried there. The sea comes in round it. You have to cross a channel to get to it. It is said it is not right to take any bones. I heard of a man that took some, and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamonn Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Killadoon, Co. Mayo