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School: Presentation Convent, Lucan

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Lucan, Co. Dublin
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Sr M. Gabriel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0794, Page 27

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0794, Page 27

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    “Lucan is a very historic place and many are the stories that are told about it.”

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    Lucan is a very historic place and many are the stories that are told about it. It is a very scattered district. In one of these parts is a small three cornered field belonging to a gentleman called Mr. White around Esker South. It is called the Mystery Field it was called by this name because everything happened in it was a mystery. It is said that between the 17th and 19th century it was not a field at all but just a mass of weeds and one time a priest hid in these weeds when the English soldiers were pursuing him. When they came to the weeds they divided into two sections one half went to one side of the weeds and the other half to the other side and not one of them thought of going through the centre of the weeds
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Flanagan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lucan, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Hayden
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Esker Lane, Co. Dublin