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School: Baile an Doire (roll number 15156)

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Ballinderry, Co. Roscommon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 298

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  1. The Old Graveyard

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    There are two churchyards in my Parish. Ballinderry churchyard and Derrane. The churchyard in Ballinderry is in the townland of Ballinderry and the churchyard in Derrane is in the townland of Roxboro.
    The two of them are still in use. There are ruins of an old church in each of them. There are alot of trees growing in each of them also. There are apple trees growing Derrane Churchyard.
    There are some tombs in Derrane Graveyard and an old wooden Cross. There was a Lord buried under it. There are some tombs in Ballinderry also.
    (Long ago) This is an old story that I heard about Derrane Graveyard. Long ago there was a Headstone in
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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)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Mhurchadha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinderry, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Fannon
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female