School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 46
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- About a mile from the old graveyard at Drum is a little enclosed bit of ground, which is called Killeen.
There was a church there in the old times people say but no sign even of the foundation can be seen now.
Children who died before being baptised were buried there.
The last burial took place about 25 years ago.
Little coffins would be brought from a distance often and the burial would take place in the night.
This little place is not public and the owner may not allow the burial it may be.
The newly made grave is the first and often the only knowledge that people convenient to the place have that any(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Micheál Ó Gealbháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Pat Scahill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Mayo
