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School: Lisronagh, Cluain Meala (roll number 6789)

Location:
Lisronagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Conchubhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0568, Page 020

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    The Graveyard of Redcity
    The graveyard of Redcity is about one mile west of the town of Fethard. It is said there was a woman buried there named Moll Dunlea. She swore on Father Sheehy at his trial in Clonmel where he was afterwards hanged. Some time after she was drunk and she fell down into a cellar and was killed. She was buried in Redcity Churchyard and the morning after when the people got up the Churchyard was changed to the other side of the road and Moll Dunlea's grave was left by itself beside the old castle
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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
    Location
    Redcity, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Biddy Purcell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisronagh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Purcell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    57
    Address
    Lisronagh, Co. Tipperary