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

Location:
Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Síghle Ní Shíothcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 161

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 161

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    still to be seen standing in the middle of the river.
    Local families still use certain graveyards as they consider it unlucky to change to new graveyards even though it may be much more convenient to them to take a new grave nearer home.
    Some people from this parish are still buried in Muckross as they say it is better go the longer journey and have "an timpeall cun na reliige".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    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