School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)
- Location:
- Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Hugh Mc Kee Fleck
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 569
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- There are three graveyards in the parish of Muff, Co. Donegal. Iskaheen graveyard is situated in the townland of Iskaheen. Muff graveyard is situated in the townland of Muff. Drumhaggart graveyard is situated in the townland of Drumhaggart. They are all still in use. There is a church and a ruin in Iskaheen graveyard. There is a church in Muff graveyard, and there is a ruin beside Drumhaggart graveyard but no church. Iskaheen and Drumhaggart graveyards slope south-east. Muff is level. There is one very old tomb in Iskaheen graveyard and this is what is written on it:- Heare - lyeth - the - body - of - John . Guinn . who . desesed . the . 28 . of . February . 1661 . and . his . wife . who . desesed . the . 23 . July . 1663. On this tombstone are carvings of a skull, two spades and a pick. Also the letters R.G. below. There are people buried inside the ruin in Iskaheen graveyard.
- Collector
- James Mc Ivor
- Gender
- Male
- Collector
- Liam Arbuckle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tearry, Co. Donegal
