School: Cill Muire, Sixmilebridge
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chonmara
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Graveyards.
In the parish of Sixmilebridge there are three graveyards,Ballysheen,Kilmurrry,Feenagh,situated in the townlands of Sixmilebridge Shandangan respectively. They are still in use. In all three there are churches ruined. Kilmurry is not level ,it was very rock and sloped towards the east.it was customary to plant small trees on graves;there are no big trees growing there now ,but formerly there was silver fir, and elder trees growing there.The stones of Kilmurry church were removed to build up walls.
