School: Balscadden (roll number 9492)
- Location:
- Balscaddan, Co. Dublin
- Teachers: P. Ó Séaghdha Francis Shaw
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0783, Page 133
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- 1/4 mile from here.
Ogle's field. 10,000 Skulls (roughly)4th or 5th Century. Invaders landed at Skerries. Met Irish at this place.Great Battle. Mound marks burying place + site of battle.
- St Patrick's visit near Delvin river.
St Patrick fell asleep.
St. Benignus (a little boy then) strewed his body with flowers.
Grew up + became his successor at Armagh - Collector
- P. Ó Séaghdha
- Gender
- Male
