School: Broadford, Ráthluirc
- Location:
- Broadford, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Siobhán Nic Phiarais
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“There are two graveyards in the parish of Broadford.”
no. of graveyards There are two graveyards in the parish of Broadford - one in Killogholehane the otherin Springfield. In Killoughholehane the people are buried inside the walls. There is one Tomb there and about 20 Head Stones. There are low hedges of palm around some of the graves. There are wreaths with glass shades over some of them.
story One day a woman was driving cows past the grave-yard. She went in and broke a stick off a tree. She could not rest that night so she took back the sick the following day and she was at rest ever since.
shape- The grave yards are square in shape.
dis-used grave-yards} There is a dis-used grave-yard in Killeilagh