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Title: TOUR%20OF%20KILLALA%20AND%20DISTRICT
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TOUR OF KILLALA AND DISTRICT
THE BUS ARRIVES EARLY AS THE SUN RISES OVER THE
OX MOUNTAINS.A FINE DAY AHEAD THANK GOD
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Ogham Stone
- This is a picture of Brestagh Ogham stone. At
the corner there are little lines which are
really writing. In the Stone Age, people used to
write on the edges of these standing stones.
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St. Patricks Well, Foghill
- St. Patricks well in Foghill. Patrick spent
much of his youth here working as a shepherd. In
his dreams he heard the people of Foghill begging
him to return. Legend has it that he baptised 900
people here in one day. The holy well is still
there and every Garland Sunday mass is said
there.
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Leigue Cross
Leigue Cross
- This is a picture of Leigue cross. The shoes are
left in the picture to show you the size of the
cross. Legend says that St. Patrick engraved it
there himself.
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Round Tower, Killala
- This tower, built about 1,000 years ago, is 25
metres high and the lowest entrance is 3.3 metres
above the ground. Some say that the souterrain in
the grounds of the church across the road leads
into it.
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Moyne Abbey
- Moyne abbey is one of many abbeys in Mayo. It is
a Franciscan abbey. There is another Franciscan
abbey nearby called Roserk abbey. There is an
Augustinian abbey in Ballina, and a Dominican at
Rathfran
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Old Deanery, Killala
- From here Bishop Stock sent his 2 sons out to
welcome the English to Killala in 1798, but to
his surprise it was the French and his sons were
captured.
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Humberts H.Q., Ballina
- This is the door of the building where Humbert
set up his H.Q. in 1798. The building is
preserved. Notice the old stone steps. The street
is now called Pearse St., but it was Knox St.
then, named after a landlord.
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Cathedral in Ballina
- St. Muredachs Cathedral was built in 1829, as
Catholic Emancipation was being granted.
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Post Boxes
- Two post boxes in Ballina. The letters V and R
stand for Victoria and Regina, which is Latin
for queen. ERVII stands for Edward 7th, and for
Rex, which means king. When the English ruled
Ireland the boxes were painted red but when the
Irish got their own government they painted them
all green.
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The Red Route
- This is a picture of part of the Englishs Red
Route, between Ballina and Killala. The English
tried to build a route around the world by train
and by boat. But their plan ended 65 years ago
when the track to Killala was removed. The route
would have been completed at the deep sea at
Blacksod
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Christ the King
- This statue of Christ the King is outside the
cathedral in Ballina.
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Humbert Monument
- The Humbert monument is in Ballina beside
Bohernasup. On the monument stands the Maid of
Érin holding a sword, and her dog. The
inscription on the monument is in Irish, English
and French. Maud Gonne McBride unveiled this
monument in 1898.
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