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School: Tydavnet (roll number 13911)

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Tedavnet, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
M. Mac Cába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 230

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    On Tydavnet Old Graveyard
    As you approach the village of Tydavnet the first thing that will take your eye is the old fashioned graveyard. It is situated on the left hand side of Tydavnet. It is surrounded by a tall wall and inside area a lot of headstones graves and vaults. The entrance is marked by an iron gate of which a man living near by has the key. This old fashioned graveyard is almost 1200 years of age. One day when I was wandering through it I came across a small headstones on which was inscribed ////. "My great grandmother and great grandfather are buried in it. There is a headstone
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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
    Master P.J. Finlay
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullyvogy, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Finlay
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Tullyvogy, Co. Monaghan