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School: An Clochar, Ceann Tuirc (roll number 10232)

Location:
Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Seosamh; An tSr. Berchmans
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 506

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  1. The Old Graveyards

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    There are many old churchyards in this district, namely, Kanturk, Kilroe, Kilcorcoran, Killmacow, Kilbrin, Killmeen and Clonmeen.
    All these churchyards are still used and in some of them there are ruins of old churches, namely Kilcorcoran, Kilbrin, and Clonmeen. Killmacow graveyard is shaped liked a harp.
    Some of these slope to the south. There are also a number of trees growing around some graves and planted around the graveyard.
    There are many ornamented crosses and monuments in them some of them are very old and are usually made of iron.
    None of them are disused. Some families still use certain
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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
    Breeda Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kanturk, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr J. Nunan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kanturk, Co. Cork