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School: Clonmoney, Bunratty

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Clonmoney North, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Henry Carroll
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0598, Page 340

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    On the side of the road between the Hurlers Cross and the Wells Church there is a field about two acres in (?) about one hundred years ago it was used as a cemetery, but now there is no trace of tombstone or anything of that nature.
    In those days the coffin was borne to the graveyard, not on the shoulders of the as today. But on four sticks called Belarus”. Two were placed on the length and the other two crosswise and bound with roped.
    When the funeral was over these”Beareis” were taken to a field at
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