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School: Killeshin, Carlow (roll number 5264)

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Killeshin, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Haonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 277

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  1. Composition - Old Graveyards

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    In the Parish of Graigue Cullen and Killeshin four graveyards are situated. The names of them are Killeshin Old and New graveyards Sleaty and Rathkilinure in Leaugh. People are still buried in all those graveyards.
    Rathkilinure is round in shape and no church on it. A church was never been there. It is very unlevel. It is sloping towards the East. Large elm trees grow in it and bushes and long grass. No tombs are in it just an odd small cross or head stone. Mostly made of wood. People are supposed to have been buried inside the ruins of the old church in Sleaty.
    The disused Protestant graveyard is in Olderrig. It is square
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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
    Eileen Jordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Springhill, Co. Laois