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School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

Location:
Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0450

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  1. Graveyards

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    In the Parish of Milltown there are three graveyards. One in Killclooney. one in Killgevrin and the other in Liskeavey. Killclooney is the nearest of them. It is situated on a hill in a field near Killclooney road. It is shaped square and has an old ruin in the middle of it. In the field where it is situated there is a ruin of an old castle and chapel.
    Since the graveyard was made it is the burial place for all the people around except unbaptised children who were buried in lises in the district. Or people who were buried in graveyards outside the district.
    Over some of the graves there are headstones to mark the graves from the others. In othere there are crosses or
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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
    Mary Mannion
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Mannion
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Tonmoyle, Co. Galway