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School: Ballyleague (roll number 5973)

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Ballyleague, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Patrick O' Dowd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 192

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  1. The Old Graveyards

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    There is on graveyard in this parish. It is in the village of Cloontuskert and it is still in use. It is round in shape and there in an abbey there which is in ruins. The graveyard slopes towards the West.
    There are trees growing there and some of them are very old. There are many tombs in it and also monuments and crosses. The crosses are made of wood, iron and stone. There is one part of the graveyard called the "stranger's plot, in which strangers are buried. It is said that a non-Catholic cannot be buried in
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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 Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moher, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killattimoriarty, Co. Roscommon