School: Naoimh Ióseiph (roll number 15628)

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1. Old Graveyards (continued)

   

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   stands was a place of some importance, as fairs and markets used to be held there, and moreover Assylinn was the ancient name of the parish of Boyle. It got its name from a man named O'Flynn, who was the first abbot of a monastery founded there by St. Colmcille, and from the "eas" or waterfall on the river Buaile near the place. There are the ruins of an old church, which was founded by St. Colmcille, in Assylinn f
   graveyard. Some years ago the remains of a round tower were traced here. It is a very uneven graveyard and slopes towards the east.
   Many trees of different kinds grow in Assylinn graveyard, but Cloverhill is bare only for the trees that grow on the bank surrounding it. Many tomb-stones are to be seen in Assylinn, but in Cloverhill there is just one solitary stone-cross erected over the victims of the Great Famine. In Assylinn many people are buried within the ruins of the old church and beside its walls. Some of the trees growing in Assylinn are as

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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

   Mark Dwyer

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Assylin, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Mrs Mary Cregg

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   58

   Address

   Boyle, Co. Roscommon