School: Ferbane (B.)

Location:
Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 202

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  1. Several old churchyards exist in this parish. Their names are Kilreehan, Gallen, Stoneypark in Endrim, Kells in Ballylinn, and a place called Tisarn in Belmont.
    Near the Protestant Chapel in Ferbane is a graveyard for burying Protestants. The graveyards named are all still used. Up to lately the graveyard in Kilreehan was round.
    A new bit was added about five years ago. The wall of the church is there yet. There are ash trees growing in every graveyard around Ferbane. The old churchyard in Gallen was dug up and crosses and money were found.
    Some of the crosses are ornamented. The foundations of some old churches were there yet. Nearly all unbabtised children were buried in Stoneypark.
    A number of people in Ferbane use graveyards from ten to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly