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School: Mercy Convent, Cootehill

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Cootehill, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr M. Aidan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1018, Page 211

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    5. There are five graveyards in this parish, two catholic ones and three Protestant ones. The names of the Catholic ones are Middle Chapel and Drumgoon graveyards. The Presbyterian, Meravain and Quakers graveyards are the Protestant ones. The Presbyterian and Quaker graveyards are in the town and Maravian graveyard is situated a mile from the town and it is three miles to Drumgoon graveyard.
    All those graveyards are still in use. Drumgoon is round in shape. The churchyard is not level but slopes in a Southeasterly direction. There are trees growing round the churchyard. None of
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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
    Kathleen Hannigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cootehill, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Hannigan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Cootehill, Co. Cavan