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School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)

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Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 154

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    There is one very old graveyard in this district, "Philipstown". It is in the parish of Tallanstown one mile away, and it is in about one quarter of a mile from the public road. It is situated on a height overlooking the river Glyde. There are the ruins of an old Church in the centre of the graveyard. People are buried inside the walls of the Church. There is a stone in the wall with a Saints face on it and there is water in it which is a cure for the Hooping cough.
    In the winter when the flood is high in the river the water flows up into the graveyard, for about 10 yards. There are no vaults in this graveyard. There is one very remarkable head stone in this graveyard which bears the name of "Maitui Ruad O'Reilly". There is a crack in the stone and it is said that he would come back a
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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
    Peadar Ó Mairtín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullacrew, Co. Louth