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Wicklow / Re: Reserviors in Wicklow area
« on: Tuesday 17 May 11 22:17 BST (UK)  »
There is a Reseriour in Roundwood built in mid 1800, as known as the waterworks.
It supplies water to south dublin. Dublin cororation owns this site.

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Wicklow / Re: rathdrum work house or hospital 1925- completed
« on: Tuesday 17 May 11 22:10 BST (UK)  »
The workhouse is on the gounds beside the present day ST Colmans Hospital.
The workhouse has a grave yard up the lane behind the hospital. Known as the famine
graveyard.
It was set up as a workhouse during the famine. Then after the need for the workhouse
it became known as the county home. Older people that couldn't look after themselves,
went into the home. I wouldn't have called it a mental home.
Unmarried mothers were taken in to have here to
have there babies. The child would be then taken into care and the given out to families that
wanted children.

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Wicklow / Re: Parish of Derrylossary
« on: Tuesday 17 May 11 21:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi
The COI church in Derrylossary is in ruins now. Its located just outside Roundwood village on the Glendalough/Laragh road. Up a lane on Ur left hand side. President Childers is buried there.
Its now in the COI parish of Rathdrum/Laragh/Derrylossary when the 3 parishes were combined.
Regards Tochar

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Wicklow / Re: Possible burial places for Rathdrum Area?
« on: Tuesday 17 May 11 21:46 BST (UK)  »
HI,
Kilcommon graveyard up a lane, half way between Rathdrum & Glenealy. Not marked, Think the lane is on the right hand side when coming from Rathdrum. Just before a sharp bend.

There was a workhouse in Rathdrum, and now built beside the site is St Colmans Hospital. The graveyard for the work house is up a lane past the community school. People were buried in mass graves and unmarked. I don't think there is records but could be wrong.

COI graveyard in rathdrum is around St Saviours church. on the main street.
Other possible places for COI is Ballinatone Grave yard & Church on the rd between Greenane & Ballinaclash behind a high hedge. the COI church in Glenealy have a grave yard around it. There is a COI church in laragh but no grave yard.

Rathdown is near greystones not rathdrum. Rathdrum in the Griffith Valuation 1846 done prior to the famine is known as the UNION OF RATHDRUM, Parish of Knockrath or Kilcommon depends on which one u are looking up.

Regards Tochar

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