School: Drumbaniffe, Crusheen

Location:
Drumbonniv, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire Ní Lionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593, Page 049

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593, Page 049

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    graves in my district and the land is partly craggy, but good fattening land. There are many streams, but no river in the district and the streams flow into one lake named Cappafean Lake.
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  2. The graveyards in which the local people are buried in are the Tulla, Kilraghtas, Kilawinna, and Inchicronan Island graveyards.
    There is a ruined church in each of of them. People are buried within the ruins in each graveyard.
    There is a graveyard in Castletown, which is three miles north-east of Ennis, which is now out of use. About two years ago the last person was buried there.
    There are tombstones in Tulla graveyard,
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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
    James Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumbonniv, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumbonniv, Co. Clare