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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 228

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    There are six graveyards in the Parish Old Lurgan graveyard and new Lurgan graveyard. Virginia Catholic and Protestant graveyard and two graveyards in Mahera.
    One of the graveyards is round in (spal) shape ans the other five are square. There is a ruined Church in Lurgan graveyard.
    Old Lurgan graveyard is sloping to the east. There are threes growing in all the graveyards. There are monuments and crosses in old Lurgan graveyard some of which are a hundred and fifty years.
    There is an old tomb in Virginia graveyard. The crosses are made of stone. All the graveyards are still in use, There are no special graveyards for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Miriam Arnold
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Arnold
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan