School: Ceapach na bhFaoiteach (C.) Toem (roll number 14792)

Location:
Cappagh White, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire Ní Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0542, Page 187

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  1. The Graveyard at Toem.
    The Graveyard is situated a mile or so from Cappawhite. There are two Graveyards in the neighbourhood one in Toem in this parish and one in Donohill. The Graveyard in Toem is situated in the village of Toem. It is still in use. The Graveyard in Donohill is also used. The Graveyard in Toem is long and square and the graveyard in Donohill is round. There is a ruin in Toem of a Protestant Church that was there years ago. The Monastery of the Augustinian monks was destroyed by the English. The Graveyard in Toem is very old. There are very old tombstones there but they cannot be read on account of the moss. The word Toem or Tuaim means a burial ground. There
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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
    Ellie Barry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardnagassane, Co. Tipperary