School: Cnoc Cairn, Imleach Iubhair (roll number 10731)

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   and Knocklong. The graveyard contains some very old tombs and crosses. Some of them date back to 1700. Locally, it is believed that there are several bishops buried in it. The oldest crosses are made from old red sandstone, while the more modern are hewn from from the local limestone. No tradition is available as to the burial-place of unbaptised children. Other traditions connected with this graveyard are told elsewhere in this book. Local families use the graveyards of their ancestors, though they may be much more distant than the parish graveyard. For instance, funerals often come here from West Limerick, and places even further distant. St. Ailbhe's Well, described elsewhere in the book, is in the centre of the graveyard.

   Here is a true incident that happened about fifty years ago, in connection with family burial-places:-

   "A local employee of the G.S.R. married a woman of the parish named Margaret McGrath, whose descendants still live here. His name was Patsy Russell. His wife's family burial-ground was in the local graveyard, and some her children had been buried there. Russell was transferred to Killarney, and there his wife died. Before she died, she requested to be buried in Emly, but Russell had her buried in the cemetery in Killarney. For many subsequent nights while on duty in 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

   Informant

   Thomas Duhig

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   75

   Address

   Emly, Co. Tipperary