School: Dalkey (Loreto Convent)

Location:
Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mother Evangeline
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0796, Page 065

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  1. On Bullock Road stands the old ruin of Bullock Castle. It is made of granite and stands there for hundreds of years. On one side of it there is a face of a nun engraved on the granite. As all of the ruins in Dalkey have legends attached to them, this also has one.
    It is said that when the Danes were plundering Ireland they plundered this castle. They killed many of the nuns who lived there at time. Their method of killing these nuns was very gruesome. They had long sharp swords with
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Location
    Dalkey, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Joan Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Church Road, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Kelly
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Church Road, Co. Dublin