School: Gráig (2) (roll number 3402)
- Location:
- Graigueadrisly, Co. Laois
- Teacher: M. Ní Laighean
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0829, Page 157
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- There are nine churchyards in the parish three of which are not in use. Galmoy churchyard is the parish one. Ballyphilip church yard is in the townland of Ballyphilip and it is still in use. Rath churchyard is in the townland of Bayswell. Eirke church yard is on the top of a hill and it gets its name from the townland in which it is situated. It is still in use. Templegal and Glashare churchyards get their names from the townlands in which they are situated.
All the graveyards are level. There are some trees growing in Galmoy churchyard and there are black thorn bushes growing in the rest of the graveyards. There were three tombs in Galmoy churchyard which are now removed and there are four in Eirke.
There are several crosses in each graveyard. They are ornamented Celtic crosses. In Glashare there are people buried within the ruins of the old church, There are tow priests buried in the present church in Galmoy(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Bowe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graigueadrisly, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Michael Whelan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Graigueadrisly, Co. Laois
