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School: Ros Inbhir (roll number 14501)

Location:
Rossinver, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Ml. Mac Aoidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 358

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    The one and only cemetry grave yard in this parish is beautifully situated on the shores of Lough Melvin in the townland of Gublawn and in the parish of Rossinver. This churchyard has been used as a burial ground for all the people of the parish and until recent years for a large number of families from outside the parish as well as for all religioius denominations protestants and Catholics. Now it is only used as a burial ground for Catholics. The churchyard is square and level, surrounded by a wall of about six feet high and covers an area of about one acre and a half and is described as one of the most beautiful burial grounds in all Ireland. because it is situated on a sandbed convient
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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
    Cathleen Feely
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larganhugh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Terence Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Larganhugh, Co. Leitrim