School: Birr (St. Brendan's)

Location:
Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teachers:
S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 075

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 075

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  1. In Churchlane there is a graveyard which is called St. Brendans. No local people are buried in it except the Syngs Parsons who have vaults of their own.
    Bully's Acre is a graveyard which is situated in the lands of a man named Bully Woods and this man is caretaker of it.
    Another graveyard named Quakers is situated in High Street. Long ago people who came to Ireland and who had disease were buried there.
    There are no round churchyards in this district.
    In St. Brendan's churchyard is the ruins of St. Brendan's Church.
    St. Brendan's churchyard is level and there are many trees growing on it.
    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
    W. Watson
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly