School: Ballybunion Convent (roll number 13233)
- Location:
- Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Aodán
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- (continued from previous page)Mrs. Young. She kept a number of orphan-girls there and took them to Doon Mass every Sunday.
She built the Church of St. John's in Ballybunion. She wished to call it St. John's always because her husband was John. Had Mrs. Young lived longer, she would have the Ballybunion Church fully finished and a spire erected. She left money for this in her will but her will was disputed. It was in the second house she built that she died and Doctor Hannon lives in it at present.
This lady came to build the Convent and Church at the time the Parish Priest of the place was a Rev. Father(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa O Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Michael Griffin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry
