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School: Mercy Convent, Cootehill

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Cootehill, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr M. Aidan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1018, Page 208

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    There are five graveyards in the parish, two for catholics and three for protestants. The names of the two for catholic's are Middle Chapel and Drumgoon graveyards. The names of the protestant graveyards are the Presbyterian, Maravian and Quaker's.
    All those graveyards are still in use. Drumgoon is round in shape. The Church yard is not level and slopes in a Southeasterly direction. There are trees growing round the churchyards. None of the graveyards contain very old tombs except the Quaker graveyard. It contains the tomb of Sir Coote, a planter who have his name to Cootehill.
    Most of the tombs in this parish are ornamented with crosses. On the cross is usually written the names of the persons buried there. Unbaptized children are buried in the Quaker graveyard. These Graveyards are still in use.
    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
    Philis Hannigan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Hannigan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Cootehill, Co. Cavan