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School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)

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Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 646

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  2. The Old Graveyards

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    There is only one churchyard in this parish (parish of Ballyhar, Co. Kerry.) It is in the townland of Aglish. It is still in use. It is irregular in shape. There is one remnant of a ruin in it. There are a few alder trees, also a few white thorn ones, growing round the ruin. The churchyard is level.
    It contains very old-looking tombs. It also contains monuments, headstones and crosses. The crosses are made of iron about three feet in height. The headstones are made of limestone and resemble the old Celtic Crosses.
    People are not buried within the ruin. There is a disused graveyard at Kilkneedan (parish of Ballyhar, Co. Kerry.) No living person remembers burial taking
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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
    Eugene Moriarty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leamnaguila, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Moriarty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Leamnaguila, Co. Kerry