School: Latnamard (roll number 16769)

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1. The Old Graveyards (continued)

   

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   buried during the time of "keening" at funerals and we are told that the cries of their bearers would pierce your heart through lamenting the death of their brave Father Hugh. There are also some very old headstones the oldest is dated back to the year eighteen twelve. Some are very old fashioned and ornaments of angels flying are carved in the stone. In some of the other churchyards there were very old head - stones there were also crosses made of wood and iron. The unbaptised children were buried in a field in Latnamard now owned by Philip O' Neill. In olden times the people buried in Drumsnat Mass was said at Drumsnat at the gate. There was a stone for the purpose of leaving the coffin down on, which can be seen yet. The people in Aghabog also buried at Killevan church which is overgrown with briars now.

   

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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

   Kathleen Kierans

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Latnamard, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   Francis Kierans

   Gender

   Unknown

   Address

   Latnamard, Co. Monaghan