School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 12_013

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    The village next to mine is called Althor as (their) there is a Dolmen to the West side of it and the people of the surrounding villages go there to do stations around it. In nearly every village there is a large stone standing in the ground. Some people say that these were erected as land-marks in the olden times, other people
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Kerrigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Feenune, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Grady
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Corrydavit, Co. Mayo