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School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)

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Wolfhill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 305

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    The graveyards I am going to write about are in Wolfhill and Ballyadams.
    Wolfhill Graveyard
    This is a very old graveyard and there are still the ruins of an old church to be seen there. There is one wall of the old church standing and the doorway can be seen in it still. There is a place in the graveyard and it is called "the strangers' corner". It is for the strangers.
    Ballyadams Graveyard
    There is a man buried in this graveyard and his name was "Séan Speak" There is a trickle of
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Modubeagh, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Katty Mc Donald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Slatt Lower, Co. Laois