School: Clondalkin (Pres. Convent) (roll number 7883)
- Location:
- Clondalkin, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Sr. M. Kevin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0795, Page 128
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- (continued from previous page)ones, but the inscription on them is blotted out. A tombstone placed over a grave with the name O'Toole on it dates from the 17th century, the English on it is very old, the word lie is spelt "lye".There is also an old baptism font in the grounds. It is made of granite stone with a hole in the middle of it. The font is about a yard in diameter.Unbaptised children were buried at Saint Brigid's Well. Saint Brigid's Well is in a laneway off the Convent Road. It is said that Saint Brigid converted and baptised people at this well. The well is built in a kind of a cave or vault. Many people have been cured at this well. When they are cured they tie a piece of cloth on a hawthorn tree which is growing over the well. Many people use this water in the well for drinking.
- Collector
- Cecilia Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Leinster Terrace, Co. Dublin
- Informant
- Mrs Finn
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
