School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 018
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“There are subterranean passages from the houses in front of the chapel in Rathangan Co. Kildare to the Rath.”
There are subterranean passages from the houses in front of the Chapel in Rathangan Co Kildare to the rath. Some people were trying to explore the passages with lighted candles and candles went out when they got halfway.
- Collector
- Kathleen Cross
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Andrew Cross
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
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“Before the 1798 rising there was a monastery in Grangeclare...”
Before the 1798 rising there was a monastery in Grangeclare in the place where Johnny Price lived and where Carters live now (1936) There were a great many monks and friars there. They got word one night that the English soldiers were coming to Kill Hamm all. This night they tried to escape by going into a valley in Lowtown. The soldiers caught them in the valley + killed every one of them. They were all put in a heap in one grave in the corner of the field where they were killed. When the Grand Canal was cut at Lowtown it separated the grave portion of the field from the rest. The grave is a little green mound in front of Mr. Herbert's door. The field where the monastery was is called now "The Slabe".