School: Glendalough

Location:
Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 342

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  1. There are two churchyards in our parish, one is called Glendalough churchyard and the other is called Derrylossary churchyard. Catholics at one time owned Derrylossary churchyard but now the Protestants own it, there are people buried in both of them still.
    Neither of the churchyards is round, Glendalough churchyard is oblong and it slopes downwards to the river. Derrylossary churchyard is square.
    There are the ruins of two churches in Glendalough churchyard, there are the ruins of the Cathedral and Saint Kevins Kitchen. But there is a church in Derrylossary churchyard and Protestants go to it still.
    There are very old tombs in Glendalough
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Páidín Ní Bhroin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Sean Ó Broin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Occupation
    Care-taker
    Address
    Glendalough, Co. Wicklow