School: Clongeen (roll number 4652)

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   There is an old Churchyard in Horetown, and many stories are told about it. It is said that a family named Donoghoes are buried in the one grave in the corner of it.
   The family was burned and it was decided to bury the remains in one grave. There was a well near this churchyard also, it was lined with stones except a small hole in the bottom of it. The water in it used to cure all kinds of diseases and sicknesses. It existed up to about ten years before the rebellion of Wexford in 1798. It was closed in afterwards, but nobody knows when or why.

   

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2. Churchyards

   

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   The graveyard of Clongeen which is situated just in front of the present parish Church across the road is a very old one. One of the tombstones there record the date 1742 but it is generally believed that many were buried here even before that date. The old letter f is to be seen instead of "S" on the tomb-stones.

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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

   John O Neill

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clongeen, Co. Wexford