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School: Coillte Bó (roll number 15984)

Location:
Kiltybo, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Michael S. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 444

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  1. The Old Graveyards

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    There are three graveyards in the parish. There names are Banacarroll, Kilcolman, and Ballinasmal. They are situated in the townlands of Kilcolman, Ballinasmal and Barnacarroll. They are still in use. None of the churchyards are round in shape. There is a church in ruins in Kilcolman and in Ballinasmal. One of the churchyards is level. Some of them slope north.
    There are trees growing in one of them. The churchyards contain some old tombs but not many. The dates of them are not known. The crosses are not ornamented. Some of the crosses are made of wood and others of iron. There are people buried within the ruins of the church. There are not
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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
    Nora Carney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mace Lower, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Carney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mace Lower, Co. Mayo