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School: Kilmacoo, Avoca

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Kilmacoo, Co. Wicklow
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Bean Uí Chosgair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0925, Page 378

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0925, Page 378

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  1. May Customs (continued)

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    that day because they believe that their butter would be good for that year
    It is also believed that the Mottl Stone rolls down to the Meetings for a drink every May (mornan) morning before sun rise.
    May 11th 1938:
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Graveyards

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    There are about si graveyards in use in this parish. Their names are. Conary, Castlemacadam. Barniskery. Redcross. Templerainy. Kilmagig
    Conary is a protestant graveyard. There is a church and a school in the grave yard. There is threes growing in it
    Castlemacadam was a catholic and protestant grave yard. Now they have made a new one for the protestants. It is near the old one there is a church there. The catholics are buired in the old one
    Kilmagig is a catholic grave yard there is two ways going up to it the lane is the shortest way to it. It is kept very clean
    Barniskey and Redcross are catholic
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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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
    Veronica Moore
    Gender
    Female