On the 10th of January 1844 the Mona’s Herald published “Elegy on an ancient burying ground, bearing no trace of its origin. It was in fact the work of William Kennish and this volume was one of the first books of Manx poetry ever published. The burial ground William wrote about here is very likely to be Keeill Woirrey – St Mary’s Chapel, about one mile below the source of the Cornaa River on Clagh Ouyr and a mile and a half west of his birthplaceMona's Isle [William Kennish] [1844]
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