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School: Scoil Mhuire (B.)

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Skull, Co. Cork
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Liam Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0291, Page 568

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  1. The Workhouse Graveyard

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    In the townland of Rachcoole there is an old graveyard. This graveyard is situated to the east of the workhouse. This year there was a fence put around the graveyard to prevent cattle from wandering over it.
    The graveyard was drained also. Before the drain was made the whole graveyard was swamped with water and from that it was called the ''Bog of Allen.''
    There are about twelve headstones in the graveyard. Only the people who died in the workhouse were buried there.Many people who are still living remember to see [sic] people buried there.
    Written by John Newman, Woodlands
    Told by Mrs Newman, Woodlands.Aged 54 years.
    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
    John Newman
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Woodlands, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Newman
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    54
    Address
    Woodlands, Co. Cork