There are three graveyards in the Parish of Ballyheigue. One is situated about three hundred yards from the village of Ballyheigue. It is the largest of the three and the people of the Parish are buried there. When any person dies (they) are buried in a tomb and sometimes a cross is erected over the tomb as a sign of respect to the dead person. Both Catholics and Protestant are buried there. A strange thing about this is, there is a protestant Church in the middle if the Graveyard. When the Crosby family
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