School: Moycarkey, Thurles
- Location:
- Moycarky, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Michael Myers
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0553, Page 295
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- (continued from previous page)had their sleeping quarters. Inside this portion on the south side is the tomb of Father Cashin who was Parish Priest of Moycarkey and died about the year 1780. On the north side of the building is the tomb of Fr. Ed. Ryan who built the present parish Church in 1800. There is also a Polish Priest buried between the entrance gate to the churchyard and the ruins of the old abbey.
On the south side of the castle of Moycarkey in the district of Mylenoe and near Horse & Jockey on Mr Michael Duryer's land there was a church and graveyard long ago. It was probably this church that gave the name to the townland "Cill Nua" or "New Church" or as it is now known "Kylenoe" (Joe Collonan, Parkstown)
In this parish there is a very old churchyard named Galloola. Gall Bhuaile- the foreign dairy place, near the sources of the rivers Cloughawn and Breegagle. The graveyard was once in Thurles parish; and in 1302 paid £2 tax. The graveyard was much larger, about 4 acres,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dominic Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Turtulla, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Daniel Maher
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Turtulla, Co. Tipperary
