School: Lorrha (B.) (roll number 600)

Location:
Lorrha, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cróinín
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    graveyard in Bonaham and the shape of it is round. There is also a graveyard in Curragha gloss where unbaptised children were buried up to ten years ago. The remains of an old church is still in Grange.
    There is a old graveyard in the townsland of Bally Mc Egan. There is the ruin of an old church near the graveyard about three hundred yards away. Trees mark the place. Mc Egan's castle is only about three hundred yards away. The churchyard of St Ruadhan was founded in the year 515. It is leval with a slight slope towards the South east. There is only one ash tree. There are old tombs but there are no names on them. One belonged to St Ruadhan and the other belonged to the King of munster. In the
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donnchadha Ó Grógáin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Grange, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    John Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    29
    Address
    Ballymacegan, Co. Tipperary