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School: Mercy Convent, Rathangan

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Rathangan, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Sr. M. Pádraig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0778, Page 052

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    manufactures pikes with which to defend themselves. Char-coal was discovered a few years ago wher the forge is supposed to have stood. An eminent engineer sent a portion of this to an analyist and he declared it to be char-coal of turf and timber which the Monks used for making the pikes.
    The field which surrounds the grave-yards is supposed to have been a burial place in recent years. Kildare County Council erected a wall which encloses the Church-yard. Outside this wall there is a head stone about three feet in height which is called Friars head stone. The Bishop of Kildare and Leighin came to look at this stone and brought a resident of the place with him. He had the stone clean
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pauline Hamlton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathangan, Co. Kildare