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School: Prosperous (B.), Naas (roll number 8763)

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Prosperous, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Brosnacháin
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    “There is a tower in Clane, and there once stood a great monastery. There is a winding stairs in the tower.”

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    There is a tower in Clane and there once stood a great monastery. There is a winding stairs in the tower. The ruins of it can still be seen.
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    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
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    Informant
    Patrick Condron
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Prosperous, Co. Kildare

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    “About a mile north of Clane there is a place called Maingham. This was the burial place of Danish Kings.”

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    About a mile north of Clane there is a place called Maingham. This was the burial place of Danish Kings. There is a moat there now. The ruins of a Chapel can be seen.
    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)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Mainham, Co. Kildare
    Collector
    William Graham
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    16
    Address
    Downings South, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Patrick Curry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Address
    Killybegs, Co. Kildare