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School: Edmondstown (B.)

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Edmondstown, Co. Dublin
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E. Douglas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0797, Page 40

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  1. Local Mouuments (continued)

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    townland of Whitechurch. It is situated in a wood called the Hermitage about five feet from the roadside. The monument is shaped like a dome of a church or chapel with a flat bottom. A woman was riding a horse along in the wood when the horse slipped and fell. The woman fell between the horse's hooves and the horse kicked her and she died. The monument was placed there in honour of her. Part of the monument is seen from the road. This happened about two hundred years ago. The monument is very old now and it will soon fall.
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  2. The Danes' Monument

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    The Danes Monument
    There is another monument in the Hermitage in the townland of Whitechurch. The Danes used this monument long ago to see the Irish Soldiers. This monument was about 30FT. high. There is no top on
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Whitechurch, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Patrick O' Toole
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rockbrook, Co. Dublin