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School: Streamstown (roll number 15291)

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Streamstown, Co. Westmeath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 244

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    In the parish of Ballymore there are three graveyards, one in Boher another in Ballymore and another one in Killare.
    The one in Boher contains many old tombs, the oldest being owned by the Finn family, of Bishopstown. One of the dates on the tombstone is 1866. Another plot is owned by Dan Casey and a date on this is 1868. It is enclosed by an iron paling and inside the paling there is a hedge of shrubs. This graveyard in Boher is still in use. Also is the one in Killare. In the graveyard in Killare we can still see the ruins of an old church. In
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Stokes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creeve, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Jim Finnerty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Creeve, Co. Westmeath