School: Lubhghortán, Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)
- Location:
- Lowertown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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- (continued from previous page)said that this church was erected to St Moubha. Straight in from the gate of this graveyard, there is a plot of ground, and on this plot every coffin is laid while the Priest is reading the prayers over it.
When Mr O' Brien in Corelacka, Goleen was buried, there was a large, flat stone under his grave. The people who made the grave were afraid, that if they did not take up the stone the grave would not be deep enough. They took it up and underneath the stone, there was a wall built at each side of the walk and the top of the wall was rounded. People say that it was used by the Priests in the Penal times. Others say that it(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Arderrawinny, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John O' Driscoll
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Dunmanus, Co. Cork