School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha (roll number 11849)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Page 307

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but it is now the burial place of the "Goodmans of Ballyhorgan." There is a very big tombstone raised to the memory of "The Republicans" in the far corner of the graveyard.This is also known as "The Republican Plat."

This is a very old cemetery situated about two miles from the village. The people in the vicinity of this graveyard have tombs and graves there, but the people from the village of Lixnaw have no burial places there. There are some very old tombs there, one in particular belonged to a family by the name of Keane and even the oldest inhabitant does not remember anybody being buried there. There is also a grave there where Father Naughton who died almost

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Collector
Jenny Trant
Gender
female
Address
Clogher, Co. Kerry
Informant
Mary Brosnan
Gender
female
Age
75
Address
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Language
English