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School: Áth Treasna (C.)

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Newmarket, Co. Cork
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Máire, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0352, Page 166

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  1. The Old Graveyards

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    There are three graveyards in the parish Chapleyard, Kilroe, Kilcorkern, Kilroe is a townland itself, Kilcorckern is in the townland of Gardeen. Kilcorkern and Kilroe are round in shape. There is no church ruin in any of them. Kilcorkern is flat it is not sloping in any direction and Kilroe is sloping to the North. There are trees growing round them There is also another graveyard in the parish by the name of Kilmacow. There is a holy well in the graveyard and it's visiting day is Good Friday.
    There is a man buried in the tomb by the name of General Scanky[?] He was the Landlord of Kilmacow and he wished to be buried among his tenants. When anyone is dying around that is to be buried in that graveyard the
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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
    Mary Morrissey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rossacon, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Morrissey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    36
    Address
    Rossacon, Co. Cork