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School: Swords (C.) (roll number 7339)

Location:
Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 137

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  1. Graveyards

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    In our little village of Swords there stands two graveyards the Protestant and Catholic.
    As one approaches the Main Street of Swords inquiring for the Protestant one we direct them to take the first two turns to the left west of Swords, and then to take 1 hundred yards walk will land them at that Church surrounded by tall trees.
    The Catholic Churchyard is obscured by view on a narrow winding lane off the Main Street facing the East.
    The Catholic and Protestant Churches are still in use. Neither of these are level
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tess Donnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Commons East, Co. Dublin