School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

Location:
Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 262

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 262

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  1. 1. Surrounding the protestant Church , there is an old graveyard. This graveyard is known to to be very old, and there are several stories told about it.
    2. About eighty ago a man by the name of McKenna was going to be buried in this graveyard, he was a catholic, and at that time the protestants would not allow any catholics to be buried in it. The funeral arrived at the graveyard and there was a gang of protestants at the graveyard ready to
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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
    Kevin Mc Ardle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Gaynor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth