School: Rath (roll number 5391)
- Location:
- Rath, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Miss Palmer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 065
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- There are three graveyards in Street parish.
One is situated at one end of the village with the protestant church in the centre of it. This church was supposed to be a Chapel in olden times
The east end of this graveyard is known as the "strange corner" and unbaptised children are buried there.
This graveyard is square in shape and there are several old tombs and slabs in it.
There is a new graveyard at the Catholic church in Boherquill, at present there is only a few people buried in it(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Reynolds
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Cornacuask, Co. Westmeath
