School: Tigneatha
- Location:
- Tynagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Caomhánaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0053, Page 0076
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- The old graveyards.
There are three graveyards in this parish, Tynagh in the townland of Tynagh, Kilcorban in the townland of Newbridge and Billiu in the townland of Lecarrew. The graveyards of Tynagh and Kilcorban are still in use. The churchyards are round in shape both facing to the south. In Kilcorban there is a ruined church. It is believed that it was built about eleven hundred years ago. It was built by a man named St. Corban and that is how it got the name of Kilcorban or the church of Corban. St Brendan, the navigotar spent some time learning in the church or monastery. There are no trees growing in any of the churchyards. There were trees growing in Tynagh churchyard but they were all cut down. The Nugents were buried in the old ruins in Kilcorban. The Nugents tomb is over three hundred years old. There was an old tomb in Tynagh belonging to a man named Perse. When he died there was no one belonging to him in the country so it was closed a few(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Quirke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cappacuilla, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Martin Forde
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Tynagh, Co. Galway
