School: Cnoc an Teampoill (B.), Ráth Luirc

Location:
Freemount, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0366, Page 143

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  1. There are two churchyards in this parish, namely Knawhill and Deliga. Knawhill is also the name of the townland in which this burial ground is situated. The same may be said of Deliga.
    Both are still in use. They are round in shape, but there is no ruin in any of them.
    Deliga churchyard is level, but Knawhill slopes towards the East. Until lately many trees were growing in Deliga but these are all cleared away now.
    In Knawhill there is an old tomb but it has not been used for many years. The stone crosses are ornamented, especially those erected during the last twenty years.
    In Kiltane there is a churchyard
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Nunan
    Gender
    Male