School: Soran, Longford (roll number 14683)
- Location:
- Soran, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Wilfred O'Callaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 213
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- (continued from previous page)Old Clonbroney is very unlevel and the slope is from the entrance and therefore you can easily see the tomb stones. The Cemetery is very badly kept and therefore there is long grass and shubbery growing over the graves.
There are some very old tombs in that graveyard over which are very ancient weather beaten tombstones on which are engraved the names: "Tynan, died in 1846" and "Smith died in 1858".
I counted ten beautiful monuments on which were some small crosses carved deeply in the limestone. Around the crosses are beautiful ornaments chiselled(continues on next page)
