School: Tallanstown (roll number 2746)
- Location:
- Tallonstown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Mac Gráinnne
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- (continued from previous page)bottle and was finally buried in the Red Sea.
- There is only one graveyard in Knockbridge Parish.
It lies along the public road from Louth to Dundalk and is situated on the outskirts of the village in the church yard. It faces the south.
Passing in the evening on a nice sunny day you would think that the church was all lit up.
The church is situated in the centre of the graveyard.
Some very rich people are buried in Knockbridge, and we are told that there is one very rich headstone that cost one hundred pounds. It is a statue of Our Lord with a Cross in his hand. It is made of marble.
There is a mixture of headstones in Knockbridge, namely marble, stone, wood and iron.
There are no trees only little shrubs planted at the back. There are lovely gravel walks through the graveyard.(continues on next page)
