School: Ros Inbhir (roll number 14501)

Location:
Ros Inbhir, Co. Liatroma
Teacher:
Ml. Mac Aoidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 360

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 360

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    events of the season. St Mogue's well has always been a place of pilgrimage. About the sixteenth century on the time of the plantation this church yard was occupied by a care taker who collected toll on every burial that took place. It is not known how long this state of things continued, but it is recorded that the people of the whole locality rose in arms against the care taker and his blood hounds, and having surrounded the place the care taker and his blood hounds made their escape in the dark and never returned. St Mogue's abbey is all covered over with ivy. Inside the burial ground there are a couple of vaults which are recognised as the burial grounds for all the chieftans or all our local
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    Topics
    1. earraí
      1. struchtúir de dhéantús an duine
        1. séadchomharthaí (~6,794)
          1. reiligí (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cathleen Feely
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leargain Aodha, Co. Liatroma
    Informant
    Terence Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Leargain Aodha, Co. Liatroma