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School: Ballyhack Convent

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Ballyhack, Co. Wexford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0874, Page 144

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  1. Passage and the Croppy's Grave (continued)

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    men were known by the sobriquet of "Sharks". There was also a large number of customs officers stationed at Passage and a pilot master and a large staff of pilots, besides other offices of emolument connected with the Port of Waterford, that contributed in their way to the prosperity of Passage.
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  2. The Fisheries

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    When the Danes or Norseman seected the site of Passage for one of their settlements they meant to have a plentiful supply of fresh fish at their doors. The fishing weirs at Passage are the best on the river Suir, and before the advent of the steam -
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