School: Batterstown
- Location:
- Batterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Seosaimhín, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 118
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- Old Graveyards.
11. 30 '38.There are three old graveyards in the parish of Boardsmill, those of Brannoxtown, Drinadaly, and Clonee. Boardsmill is a small parish now attached to the parish of Trim. Trim has also three ancient graveyards, those of Newtown Laracor, and the "Maudlines."
Brannoxtown is the nearest to me, therefore I will describe it. It is now surrounded by a circular wall. It was not always so. It was much larger than at present. It contained a chapel in the olden times. In the history of the dioceses of Meath (Dean Cogan) it is referred to as a "Chapel of Ease", of the parish of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter Doyle
- Gender
- Male
