1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Collinstown

School: Collinstown

Location:
Collinstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Ó Loingsigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0722, Page 214

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0722, Page 214

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Collinstown
  2. XML Page 214
  3. XML “Kilpatrick Cemetery”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Kilpatrick Cemetery

    Share Share Post
    Yesterday I visited Kilpatrick old cemetery which is about two miles from Collinstown. In it are the ruins of an old Catholic church which was destroyed by Cromwell and his men. This church is supposed to be built on the ruins of one founded by Saint Patrick. Inside there is a famuily buried by the name Salmon. There descendants live in Rickerstown about a mile from the cemetery. The church was a square building. The cemetery surrounding it is circular in shape. In the window inside there are bones of dead people. Attached to the wall is the
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Caitlín Ní Nualláin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Barbavilla Demesne, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Pádraigh Ó Nualláin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Barbavilla Demesne, Co. Westmeath