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New Cemetery, Crosserlough, Roman Catholic
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There are four pieces of ground to consider associated with St Mary's Crosserlough:
- The ‘old cemetery’ is situated in the townland of Crosserlough.
- The 'new cemetery' is in the townland of Cullow, adjacent to the present Church. On this site the church seen on the first edition OSi maps (1837-1842) as 'RC Chapel' burned in 1880.
- The present site of the church is seen on the last edition edition OSi maps (1888-1913) as St Mary's Church.
- During the 1930s the 'new cemetery" was extended into an area of ground between the former and current primary schools, with the first burial taking place in these plots in 1936.
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Graveyards | Crosserlough Parish
There are two cemeteries in close proximity to St Mary’s Church. The ‘old cemetery’ is situated in the townland of Crosserlough. It emerged around St Bartholomew’s medieval church. The majority of the gravestones in this cemetery date from the eighteenth century.
The ‘new cemetery’ is in the townland of Cullow, adjacent to St Mary’s Church. It is the largest cemetery in the parish. The oldest headstones in the ‘new cemetery’ can be found opposite Latnadrona Road and Cullow House.
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It is located at SA5252255265 (Lat/Lon 53.876806, -7.289026). You can see this on maps provided by:
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New Cemetery, Crosserlough, Roman Catholicand paste it along with the county name into the search box at Ordnance Survey Ireland. - GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- IGP with photos Crosserlough Cemetery
- O Connell, P. "Kildrumfertan Epitaphs", Breifne, Vol. 2, No. 8 (1966) p. 455-459