School: Ráthdubháin (roll number 9385)
- Location:
- Rathduane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pilib Ó Múinneacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0323, Page 030
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- There are five graveyards in the parish of Millstreet. Some of these are very ancient. The names of the different graveyards are Drishane, Cullen, Nohival Millstreet and Keel. Drishane graveyard is in the townland of Drishane and Cullen graveyard is in the townland of Cullen and likewise with the graveyards of Nohival and Millstreet but Keel graveyard situated about three hundred yards from Millstreet is in the townland of Claramore, where the Hospital inmates are buried.
The oldest of these five graveyards are Drishane. Cullen and Nohival. There is an new graveyard also in Drishane and people are still buried in the old one. There is a tomb in Drishane and people are still buried there. We are told that this particular tomb is about ninety nine years old. This old graveyard in Drishane is about one hundred and twenty years old and the new graveyard is about twenty five years in use.
Some of the old people of this parish say that Drishane churchyard is undoubtly the most ancient graveyard we have here in(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Long
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knocknaloman, Co. Cork
