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School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)

Location:
Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 162

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    Old Graveyards
    In my parish there are three Churchyards, namely - Rathbarr Killoran and Kilvanrnet. Rathbarr graveyard surrounds the Church which is still in use. There are lovely marble tomb-stones in it. My Grandfather Hall and his daughter my Aunt are buried in it. I don't know anything about Killoran graveyard as I have never been in it.
    There is an old ruin in Kilvarnet Graveyard. It belonged to the O'Haras who were princes of that place. One of them was a Friar in the abbey and so he was called Friar O'Hara. When he died he was buried in Court
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dorothy J. Hall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Templehouse, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Owen Ford
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    86
    Address
    Templehouse, Co. Sligo