School: Baile an Doire (roll number 15156)
- Location:
- Ballinderry, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: -
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- There are two churchyards in my Parish. Ballinderry churchyard and Derrane. The churchyard in Ballinderry is in the townland of Ballinderry and the churchyard in Derrane is in the townland of Roxboro.
The two of them are still in use. There are ruins of an old church in each of them. There are alot of trees growing in each of them also. There are apple trees growing Derrane Churchyard.
There are some tombs in Derrane Graveyard and an old wooden Cross. There was a Lord buried under it. There are some tombs in Ballinderry also.
(Long ago) This is an old story that I heard about Derrane Graveyard. Long ago there was a Headstone in(continues on next page)- Collector
- Máire Ní Mhurchadha
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinderry, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Fannon
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female