School: Emly (B.) (roll number 16059)
- Location:
- Emly, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Lachtnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0580, Page 018
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- There is a large graveyard in Emly. It is a very ancient one and is still in use. It is there since the first church was built here. St. Ailbe is buried in it. The people say that there are sixty four bishops buried in it. There is a blessed well there. There is a big wall all round the graveyard. It was built in the year 1641 A.D. A great many people come from far away to be buried there.
The fair green near the village was a graveyard one time. A lot of people say it was.
There were bones and skulls and skeletons found in it a few years ago.
In Chacollorsland there was a large graveyard. The passage is seen there yet. It is not in use now.
There was a graveyard on the hill of Knockcarron. Where the graveyard was the grass has a different colour from the other grass. There was a cairn on the hill where the graveyard was. All the chiefs that were killed in the battle of Monmore in 713 A.D. are buried in it.
- Collector
- David Mc Eniry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clashdrumsmith, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Tim Mc Eniry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clashdrumsmith, Co. Tipperary
