Drumlish, New Graveyard
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County Longford Graveyard Inventory Name of Fieldworker & Date of Audit Jimmy Lennon: July 2005 Name of Graveyard Drumlish (New Graveyard) Dedication None Townland Barraghmore Parish Drumlish Diocese Ardagh & Clonmacnoise County Longford Nearest National Primary National R198 Secondary or Regional Road Current Status Open Graveyard Description Planned layout with standing memorials Denomination RC Place of Worship No Pattern Day No Owner Longford County Council Number of inscribed memorials 257 Date of oldest inscription Hugh Griffith, Mohill, died Feb. 12th 1924. (Perhaps not buried here?) Date of latest inscription Jim Hannify, Drumlish Hill, died 13th July 2004 aged 90 years Access Public. Access Form Gravel Path Gateways & Stiles 1 large and 1 small wrought iron gate Wheelchair Access Yes Parking Space None Pathways Gravel & concrete Boundary Type Concrete wall with capping Boundary condition Good Terrain Flat Growth of vegetation Maturing yew trees on the western boundary Overall condition Good Historical Ruins or Artefacts None 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 Mr. Myles Creegan, Mohill Rd. Drumlish, Co. Longford.043-24167 Graveyard Committee & contact number C/o Rev. Bannon P.P. Drumlish. 043 - 24132 Clergy & contact number Rev. Bannon P.P. Drumlish. 043 -24132 1 Burial registers & their location and dates 17/10/1954 – to present. Available at Local Studies Section Longford Library HQ. Published references & location Drumlish Down the Years’ A Faith history of the parish of Drumlish and Ballinamuck. Sept. 2001 Available at Local Studies Section Longford Library HQ. Memorial inscription documentation Jimmy Lennon (Rough Proof Only) Location of transcripts Curracreehan, Moydow, Co. Longford. 2 Barraghmore Cemetery Entrance Path 3 Parking & Part of Boundary Overview 4.