Drumlish, Old Graveyard
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County Longford Graveyard Inventory Name of Fieldworker & Date of Audit Jimmy Lennon: July 2005 Name of Graveyard Old Drumlish Dedication Not known Townland Hill Street Parish Drumlish Diocese Ardagh & Clonmacnoise County Longford Nearest National Primary National R198 Secondary or Regional Road Current Status Closed (Doran report states Dec 1st 1955) Graveyard Description No planned layout, foundation of old church. Flat and standing memorials Denomination RC Place of Worship No Pattern Day No Owner Longford County Council Number of inscribed memorials 231 Date of oldest inscription Brigid Mollaghan died 2nd July 1814 Date of latest inscription Jodie McGarry, Drumnahass, died 24th July 2004 Access Public Access Form Grass Gateways & Stiles 1 wrought iron gate Wheelchair Access No Parking Space Limited none designated Pathways None Boundary Type Stonewall and Hedge Boundary condition Good to fair Terrain Rugged Growth of vegetation Well maintained Overall condition Good Historical Ruins or Artefacts Foundation of old church and small stone artefact Directional Signage and its condition None Information Panels and their condition None Signs of vandalism None Area Engineer Longford County Council Sanitary and Environment Dept. Tel. 043- 43356 Recorded in Irish Church Temporalities No Commission Report for Period 1869- 80 RMP Number Not listed RPS Number Not listed Caretaker & contact number Listed as ‘unknown’ on LCC file. Locals maintain cemetery Graveyard Committee & contact number C/o Rev. Bannon P.P. Drumlish. 043 - 24132 1 Clergy & contact number Rev. Bannon P.P. Drumlish. 043 -24132 Burial registers & their location and dates Doran report states no register to be found for this Graveyard Memorial inscription documentation Jimmy Lennon (Rough Proof Only) Location of transcripts Curracreehan, Moydow, Co. Longford. Published references & location History of the Diocese of Ardagh Revd. Dr. James McNamee. 1954 Drumlish Land War Centenary 1881- 1981 The Land War in Drumlish by an Irish Priest ‘Drumlish Down the Years’ A faith history of the parish of Drumlish and Ballinamuck. Sept. 2001 • Available at Local Studies Section Longford Library HQ. 2 Drumlish Cemetery Entrance Old Foundation of Building 3 Part of Boundary Grave markers 4 Artefact 5.