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School: Tuairín Chathail (C.) (roll number 11181)

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Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 160

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    Nohoval churchyard is a very old one. It is sheltered by trees and it contains a few tombs. It is said that this graveyard was once in Ballinahulla in the parish of Ballydesmond, in a field owned by Dan O'Connor of that townland, and that it was transferred in one night from that place to Nohoval where it now is. In the field where it was, there are still to be seen stone flags standing there. They are supposed to be the headstones that remained, as it crossed the river Blackwater one of the headstones fell into the river and is
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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
    Hanna Herlihy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tom Fleming
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry