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School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)

Location:
Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Peter Hegarty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 398

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    There are a good many graveyards around here and nearly all of them are in use except the protestant graveyard in Rathdowney. Graveyards are situated in the following places, Rathdowney, Donaghmore, Errill. Harristown, Coolkerry, and all those are used for burial purposes at the present day.
    Long ago both catholics and protestant were buried in the Rathdowney protestant graveyards which is situated at the east end of the street but now the people are buried in the new cemetry and it is situated at the west end of the
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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
    John Kirwan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Donaghmore, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Pat Phelan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Donaghmore, Co. Laois