School: Cillín (Portomna)
- Location:
- Killeen South, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Dúnadhaighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0053, Page 0204
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- There were two old grave~yards in the district. their names are:- new bridge and Tynagh. they were set a part from the village of new bridge and Tynagh. They are still used. the grave-yard in Tynagh is of a round shape and a great number of head-stones there. They grave yard is a plot of ground taken in from a field in which the people took a plot for himself the old crosses were made of wood or stone. Long ago the people used to bury the small children in a field. There grave yards were called hiso. some people like to be buried in different grave yard. The bishop visits the grave yards once every three years.
- Collector
- Carmel Gohery
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Price
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 79
- Address
- Kylemore, Co. Galway
