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School: Tyholland (roll number 13339)

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Tuckmilltate, Co. Monaghan
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Deborah Freeman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0951, Page 154

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  1. The Old Graveyards

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    There are two graveyards in this parish - One is attached to St Cilian's Church in the Townland of Templetate, and the other is attached to "St Patricks" in the Townland of . They are both still in use, both contain a church and both are rectangular in shape. "St Patricks" is level but "St Cilians" is "set on a Hill" which slopes sharply from South East to North West. Some of the Tombs in this Graveyard are very ancient dating from
    There are several vaults_
    Dead of all denominations are buried here. Occasionally a Funeral is seen entering "St Patricks" for the Burial Service and then proceeding to "St Cilians" for internment_
    Unbaptised children are buried at the extreme end of the Graveyard
    Local families still use these graveyards though they may no longer reside in the Parish while some of the present local residents
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jennie Mayclim
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cavanreagh, Co. Monaghan