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School: Moyderwell Convent of Mercy (roll number 13530)

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Moyderwell, Co. Kerry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0441, Page 329

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    informed them that the monks lived there, in order to be safe himself. When the monks saw them coming they ran in the direction of the sea intending to hide themselves in a great lake there. They overtook the monks before they reached the sea. The killed them there and buried them on the side of a big road still known as "Bóithrin a' Thragha". Afterwards the informer got a cruel death from the Cromwellian soldiers over the graves of the monks. It is believed that the monks are seen in "Sgaint" and also at "Bóithrín a' Thraigha" certain times in the year.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Foly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lack, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Thomas Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lack, Co. Kerry