School: Luggacurran (2), Stradbally (roll number 16576)
- Location:
- Luggacurren, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mrs. Delaney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0837, Page 275
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- Quite near the Dune of Clopook on the south-west side is situated the Grave-Yard of Clopook.
This is a very Ancient burial place as some of the inscriptions prove. Ogham lettering has been discovered on a Couple of the flat tomb stones.
The Ruins of a Chapel are in the Centre of the grave-yard - opposite the main entrance. It was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.
This Church consisted of a nave and Chancel; the nave measured 38' x 18'; the Chancel which had a round-headed arch, measured 24' x 18' . The door was on the south west. There are traces of an east window, also two lanced windows in the nave, 9 feet on the outside. One in the North, and the other on the South side.
The remains of several priests repose in the grave yard, in which,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mattie Laffan
- Gender
- Male
