School: Latnamard (roll number 16769)
- Location:
- Latnamard, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mary Duffy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 453
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- There are two graveyards in the Parish. A protestant one in Drumkeen and a catholic one in Latnamard. There is another graveyard at Drumsnatt which is very ancient. The people of that district were arguing about where the graveyard should be and the next morning in the middle of June there was a little round spot covered with snow and that is where the graveyard is since. The catholic church was built in 1812. We have proof of that because the oldest tombstone is John Rush Latnamard who died in 1812. Before the church was built the people went to Killeevan as often as they could. There was a great mission at Killeevan one time and all the people of Aghabog went to it. They took their food with them and staid out all night whilst the missioners preached to them in their turn. A priest named Father Cassidy put up the bell in Aghabog church and when he was dying the bell rang three times. Long ago funerals were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ward
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Calliagh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mrs Connelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Latnamard, Co. Monaghan
