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School: Blackrock (Mercy Convent)

Location:
Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Sr. M. Baptist
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0796, Page 272

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    exclamation of awe leaves us at the sight of the mansion. The grey walls are covered with ivy, a flight of steps leads up to an old green door. The house itself has a forbidding looking appearance and seems to defy any one who dares enter its walls. A beautiful ceiling adorns one of the rooms of the house. Many people come especially to see it.
    Many years ago the mansion belonged to an old Irish leader named Lord Edward Fitzgerald.
    It is said that on one occasion when Lord Edward Fitzgerald
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Blackrock, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Maureen Mc Guinness
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Booterstown, Co. Dublin