School: Corcaghan (roll number 16129)
- Location:
- Corcaghan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: F. Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0953, Page 238
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- Drumsnat Graveyard is one of the oldest graveyards in Ireland. It is situated about a mile from Treemile house and a half a mile from Smithboroug. The meaning of Drumsnat is the hill of the snow.
It is very deep soil and at present it is covered with grass. There is a flat stone about six feet by near the entrance on which the coffins are laid for a moment before burying. One time the priest told the people to make a novena to find out a burying place. The morning after the novena was made. There was one hill covered with snow. Then they made that place the Graveyard. It is very old now but there is a lot of aged tomb stones there yet. The road leading(continues on next page)
