© Dromin Graveyard
The present day graveyard in Dromin contains the church
ruin described above. The graveyard is kept in good condition and there
are two tombs in the graveyard. One of the tombs is in memory of John
McGuiness, who died on September 2nd 1870. The oldest headstone that
we came across was from 1747 and it was to the memory of John Donworth,
who died on March 9th, 1747.
© Athlacca graveyard
The oldest headstone that we found in the graveyard at
Athlacca church was from 1896 and is the headstone of Patrick Power
who died on October 18th of that year at the age of 57. Due to a lack
of space, some of the ground in the old Church of Ireland is now being
used as a graveyard. This new section of the graveyard is separate to
the old section of the graveyard.
There are a large number of old headstones in this graveyard, which
was used as a burial place for both Catholics and Protestants. The oldest
headstone that we came across was to Pakie Casey who died on May 15,
1750. Near the bell tower in the graveyard, there are a number of tombs
and there is also a large headstone on the ground. This headstone is
only partially intact but contains the names David, John and Thomas
Lacy and the date 1623. The Lacys may have actually been the De Lacys
who lived in the area as landlords.
© Boherard graveyard
There is also a graveyard in Boherard. This graveyard
was used during the famine and, as a result, there are a large number
of marker stones in the graveyard. The graveyard is in the process of
being tidied up. The oldest headstone that we found was from 1813 and
was to the memory of Nancy Moloney who died on December 19th of that
year.
Westropp lists Kilbreedy as a burial ground in Athlacca. However, the
location of this burial ground is no longer known.
Packie Lynch also told us that there was also a graveyard at the site
of Kilbroney church in Athlacca North. A large number of marker stones
were formerly on the site but all these stones were levelled and taken
away.
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