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School: Presentation Convent, Lucan

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Lucan, Co. Dublin
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Sr Gabriel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0793, Page 70

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    breed of men who where traitors to every cause, of lawless nature and evil life, until at last the very mention of their name came to epitomise all that was vilest in man.
    Luttrellstown castle to-day is a grey casellated pile in which it is impossible to pick out the original peel tower. It is a vast jumble of walls and towers, turrets and courtyards, all added at various periods in its history. With all the additions it represent three sides of a quadrangle, imposing in the height of its soaring towers, pointed Tudor chimneys, and the lovely inconsequence of its irregular roof line.
    The record of the family who built it was such a bad
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Caisleán Luttrellstown, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Maureen Bolton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Luttrellstown, Co. Dublin