School: Ballynacargy (B.) (roll number 1731)
- Location:
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: E. Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 427
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- (continued from previous page)I got this information from Mrs. Gillan of Ballintue. She was born and reared in Ballintue aged 57 years. She got this information from her Grand-Uncle.
- The following is a description of the graveyard on the lands of Tristernagh named Temple Cross, which means Church of the Cross.It is a high piece of ground nearly round and in the centre stands the ruins of and old church which the people around here call Caisleán. I notice that the walls are built with very good square stones and very little mortar if any. There is also a stone stairs which leads up to a belfry or gallery.In it is buried a man named Piers and over his grave is a big stone slab and on the slab is an incription in a foreign language. He was a descendant of the the Piers whom Henry VIII bestowed the lands of Tristernagh on in the 16th(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Jordan
- Informant
- Nicholas Jordan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Tristernagh, Co. Westmeath
