School: Killea (roll number 14460)
- Location:
- Killea, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Craith
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- There are three graveyards in Killea parish.
One in townland of Park still used
one in Killawardy not used
another in Killough (in oak) not used
Killea is more or less round and is raised above the surrounding land. It slopes more or less towards the South East. The remains of an old church are still there. People are buried within the walls. Until quite recently trees, beech, ash, elder, white thorn and fuchsia grew there. The oldest tomb stones are simply plain slabs. The oldest date seems to be 1700.
Killough is unused but still fenced in.
Killawardy has no fence. Mounds are pointed out as being graves. There is no fence. The field in which it is in is called The Church Field.
