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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 23_037

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    Local Ruins
    There is a hole in one gable of this ruin supposed to be made by a cannon ball from the Battle of Aughrim.
    The most important landmarks in my District are Tirconnell Beag. There was a monastery there during the reign of the last kings of Connacht, and it is said to be a local legend that when the monks were leaving it, for another monastery in Eglish, in the County Galway. They walked in single file across the country which was a distance of about five miles.
    They were so numerous in number
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jane Gately
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cronin, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Pat Gately
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dysart, Co. Roscommon