Entrance to Lynastown Quaker Burial Ground
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Entrance to Lynastown Quaker Burial Ground
Image: © P Flannagan Taken: 19 Aug 2007
When one of the founding members of the local Quaker congregation, William Lynas, died in 1658, Quaker principles would not allow a Priest to conduct a burial service in the local graveyard. Lynas was therefore buried in his own land in Moyraverty. This small plot of land became known as "Lynastown" and was used for the burial of 200 Quakers until 1967, when it was transferred into the care of Craigavon Borough Council.
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Image Location
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54.437092
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-6.374828