School: Ráth Dairbhe (roll number 10001)
- Location:
- Radeerpark, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Henry Mc Kenna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 434
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- And old graveyard.On the road leading from the little village of Newbliss to Scotshouse, there is an old graveyard, known as Drumswords, named after the town in which it is situated, Drumswords. It is a Protestant burial ground.
In it are the ruins of an old Church, also many tombstones and headstones, with ancient inscriptions upon them, and dates as far back as the seventeenth century. The tall large trees standing like silent sentinels where the rooks, and magpies still(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter Mc Donnell
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Susan Mc Donnell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 42
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Ellinure, Co. Monaghan
