Transcribing the Graves of All Saints Church, Fenagh, County Carlow, Ireland: Sleeping Histories

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Transcribing the Graves of All Saints Church, Fenagh, County Carlow, Ireland: Sleeping Histories Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Pages: 162 Language: English ISBN: 9781527516137 Categories: ,

In a sleepy village nestled deep in County Carlow, Ireland, rests a small churchyard filled with ancient headstones. Who knew that one woman’s daily walk through this leafy graveyard would unravel stories of landlords, Cromwellian soldiers, bankers, Quakers, and twins whose parents have never been found?This book follows the author’s journey of transcribing gravestones as a hobby, detailing the village church and the secrets buried within its graves. It illustrates how information on headstones allows a glimpse at long-forgotten social conditions, politics, religion and grave robbing. It highlights the social lives of headstones and touches on ways the famine, typhoid and child mortality affected parts of Carlow, and a selection of sketches show the reader the beauty of Fenagh and its people.

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Author Biography

Susan Ni Chuileann received a PhD in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin. She has lectured in Carlow College, County Carlow, for over ten years and works with traumatised children in care. Her interest in All Saints Church of Ireland graveyard has been a labour of love. This is her second book.