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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

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Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 223

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    at her, and ordered her to tell them the place where there was a Priest in hiding. They said they would shoot her if she did not tell. The poor woman did not intend to give away the secret, so she pointed with her finger to the left hand side, and one of the soldiers took the opposite side of the field where the priest really was at that moment reading Mass behind the rock.
    In the meantime the alarm was raised, and the Priest and his small flock escaped to safety. The Priest fled to the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Francis Lynch
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford