School: Kilmactranny (roll number 6385)
- Location:
- Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Chasmháin
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- There was an old graveyard in the town land of Highwood.
The name of it is Kill A Grogaun graveyard.
There is a track of a Catholic Church there.
It is on level ground.
It is not round.
It is not in use.
There is another graveyard in Ballin Doon and in Kilmactranny, but they are still used.
There is an old Abbey in Ballin Doon and the ruins are still to be seen.
Unbaptized children were not buried in the graveyards, but they used to be buried very near it.
There are trees growing in them.
The churchyard has some very old tombs and crosses.
The crosses are made of cement and cut stone
The people are buried within the ruin in the churchyard.
There are not disured graveyards in the parish.
Local families still use certain(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tessie Mc Dermottroe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloghmine, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mr Pat Clements
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Highwood, Co. Sligo