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School: Streamstown (roll number 15291)

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Streamstown, Co. Westmeath
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S. Garland
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 245

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    the middle of the graveyard there is a vault owned by the Nugent family of Jamestown. The coffins are placed on shelves and are never buried. All the coffins are made of lead. The door of the vault is always locked. Neither of these graveyards is round in shape. There are three terraces in the graveyard in Killare which is still in use. About a mile and a half from the village of Streamstown on thie Mosstown road between Clare hill and Boher in Captain Adamson's field there is an old fort in which are the ruins of an old house.
    About a hundred years ago a funeral came to Mosstown and the people did
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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
    Peter Stokes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creeve, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Jim Finnerty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Creeve, Co. Westmeath