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School: Crossmolina (B.)

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Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Corcaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 511

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    There are two graveyards in our district. The names of them are Killmurrey Graveyard and the Protestant Graveyard. Killmurrey, is situated about three miles from Crossmolina and about three hundred yards from a townland named Rakestreet. The Protestant graveyard is situated about three hundred yards from Crossmolina. There are trees in both graveyards. There are one or two old tombs in Killmurrey. When burying anyone they always go the longer way. They always face the dead to the rising sun. They say that there is a grave in Killmurrey two hundreds years old. There is a mans head carved on a stone as
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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
    S. Barrett
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Miceal Flanngan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo