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School: Dún na Lochlannach (roll number 11987)

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Lisduff, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Mhainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0060, Page 0073

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    I live in the parish of Leitrim and there are a few old grave-yards in it. There are two very old grave-yards in the townland of Kilmeen, namely Kilmeen and Kilboct. The churches are built since the monks were there. They were supposed to be thatched. There is a wall around them.
    There is one tomb in Kilmeen. A man named Daly is buried in it. There are three tombs in Kilboct. James Henry Blake of Dartfield is buried in one of them. It has a gate in it, and steps down into it. There are shelves in it also. There is the ruins of the old church in it. There are a lot of old families buried there. There is a cement wall around it.
    There is a lot of people buried in Kilmeen. All the head-
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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
    Patricia Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmeen, Co. Galway