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School: Balleighan (roll number 5363)

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Balleeghan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
M. Philips
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1104, Page 308

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    out the name or date on them. There was no system of opening the graves and now it is nearly impossible to make a grave in it. It was badly looked after for years. It is expected that the Board of Health will make an order to have it closed. The Board of Health keeps the wall around it and allows a man £2 per year for opening and closing the gates at funerals and preventing trespassers.
    There was a new graveyard opened at Drumoghill in 1925. This grave yard is well laid out and is one of the finest in Co. Donegal.
    Maura Bradley 2.12.37
    From Mr C. Bradley,
    Manorcunningham
    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
    Informant
    Mr C. Bradley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Manorcunningham, Co. Donegal