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School: Athea (roll number 15686)

Location:
Athea, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Mrs M. Danaher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0486, Page 104

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    One churchyard in the parish - still in use - Temple Athea - ruins of a Trinitarian or Cistercian monastery still there - has been in use since the burning of the monastery - new part was added on to the churchyard about twenty years ago - piece of land given by Mrs Edmund Barrett in whose land the churchyard is. Churchyard slopes to the south - trees grow in the centre round the old ruin - very ancient tree[?] tomb belonging to the Woulfe family - stone. square - door in the side - still in use.
    Tombstones either plain crosses or Celtic crosses.
    Within the ruins people
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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
    Eibhlín De Stach
    Gender
    Female