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School: Corracharra (roll number 16407)

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Corracharra, Co. Monaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 054

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    In the Parish there are three church-yards: one in the yard of the parish church at Latton, another in the yard of the church at Bawn, and a third around the ruins of the old church at Killahere. These three graveyards are still in use, and the last
    though the oldest is still sometimes used by the people of the two parishes Aughnamullen East, and Aughnamullen West. These three graveyards are not level but slope in a certain direction; Latton towards the West, while the other two slop towards (-) The first two graveyards are not been used for more than about sixty years, and in each of them there is plenty of spare ground.

    KILLAHERE
    Cill-an-Iarthair (nó b'féidir Cill-a-Thiar) or Western Church. A certain St Edhneáin ( he who gave his name to Killanny in Co. Monaghan) erected the
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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
    Niall Mac Lothach
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Mc Eneany
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corgreagh, Co. Monaghan