School: Faythe Convent, Loch gCarman (roll number 11361)

Teacher:
Sr. M. de Sales
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 446

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    "Saint Maud" a couple of yards away from these ruins there is a slope in the ground but it is all covered with bushes. This is where there is supposed to be a secret passage down to the sea.
    Saint Michael's Graveyard
    There is another very old graveyard called Saint Michael's at the top of Kevin Barry Street. This graveyard is much older than Saint Magdalen's and there are many ancient graves with tombstones dated as far back as 1704. The graveyard is square and surrounded by four, eight or nine foot walls. There are scarcely any remains of the ancient church of Saint Michael's but there is an old stone wall at the back of the graveyard facing Michael Street which is understood
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Sinnott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs Sinnott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford