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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1010, Page 118

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    Killann and Maybalgue are the two oldest graveyards in this parish. There are the ruins of an old church in Killann. The graveyard is all nettles and ruins and there are a lot of stumps of heis through out it. Long ago there was a church in Killann and there are a good many Protestants buried in it.
    The oldest headstone in it is Cosby's There is a vault in Killann graveyard. There are a few basewood bushes growing in it. There is a small gate leading into it and the colour of it is blue. There are two gable wall of an old church in it. Long ago the Catholic held mass in the morning and the Protestants held a
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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
    Florence Roundtree
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gartnaneane, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Sam Stewart
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bracklin, Co. Cavan