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School: Caiseal (roll number 16085)

Location:
Cashel, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Mághnuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 294

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    There are three graveyards in the district one in Midfield, Swinford and Meelick. Midfield graveyard is on the side of a hill about a quarter of a mile from Midfield church. This grave-yard is only there about ten years. Before that the people in this district used to bury the dead in Killconduff which is about a half a mile from Swinford. It is on the side of a hill and there are crosses and tomb-stones in it.
    Long ago unbaptised children were never brought to the graveyard except on very rare occasions. They used to be usually buried at the bottom of a field where there was no traffic. They used to put a stone on top of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Tunney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Morley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Curryaun, Co. Mayo