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   The local grave yard (Towerhill) contains the ruins of what is believed to be an old monastery, little however is known about it, and the ruin is too far gone now to be able to imagine what it could be like in former times. The grave yard is believed to be in use hundreds of years. There are old vaults inside in the monastic ruin, where the Lloyd family of Towerhill are buried. Of course, these tombs were not built until long after the abbey was a ruin. I tried in vain for any marks or signs on the wall but could not find any. After a precarious climb, over the crumbling wall I was able to get down inside the old ruin. (The little iron gate which leads to the vaults being both locked and blocked by a fall of stone). There is one big vault, the door of which is steel, and tightly fastened over head is the Inscription........."Towerhill vault

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Cáit Ní Riain

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Cheapach Mhór, Co. Luimnigh

   Informant

   Nóra Ní Chonghaile

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Towerhill, Co. Luimnigh