School: St Fiachra's Kilkenny (roll number 11750)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Seán Ó Gealagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 075

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 075

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  1. The round Tower of St Canice is hundred feet in height; its circumference at the base and above the plinth is forty six feet six inches. It stands six feet six inches from the eastern gable buttress of the southern transept of the Cathedral.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daisy Muldownes
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Grevine East, Co. Kilkenny
  2. It is believed that this stone staircase was the site of a similar approach to the Cathedral grounds, from the time of the building of the Cathedral. At the head of the Steps the two Manse Houses of the Archdeacon
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