School: Loch an Cheanntaigh (Loughkent), Cathair Dhúin Iascaigh

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   died and he himself was an unvalid when he died. They say it is unlucky to take anything an old graveyard they also say when one man dies and is buried in one of these old graveyard he generally carries three more men with him. The old church was knocked by Cromwell and his soldiers after Clommel was taken.
   The old graveyard in Loughkent is a very. There is about half an acre of land in it. There are a great number of people buried there. There is a vacant place in Loughkent where nobody is buried because it is supposed to be the community burial ground of the monastery when it was there. There is another place where nothing buried but little children. There are the ruins of an old monastery in the centre of it. A big hill rises up in the middle of the church. It is not always there because if it were they could not build a church there. There are several families buried in the ruins. The oldest date on the tombstones is 1630. Some headstones are badly damaged. There are several vaults in it in which several families are buried

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
            1. graveyards (~2,501)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Clifford

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Newtown, Co. Tipperary