School: Clochar na Trócaire, Gráig na Manach
- Location:
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. Agatha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 548
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- Cromwell was in Graige in the year 1649. He destroyed the Abbey Church and killed twelve priests. The Abbey floor was then six feet lower than the present one. Mr Patrick O'Leary buried their twelve relics there. Mr E.A. Hughes has a stone which the English used when sharpening their swords to cut off the priests' heads. When he got it it was covered with blood. He also has a stone with some letters on it. It was on the altar.Charles Stuart Parnell was an estated Gentleman from the Co: Wicklow, in the year 1881 the farmers of Ireland were badly oppressed by the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Coady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Harristown, Co. Carlow
- Collector
- Kitty O' Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Collector
- Lizzie Kealy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolroe, Co. Kilkenny
- Collector
- Rosie Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Coady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr James Kealy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 77
- Address
- Coolroe, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs C. Maguire
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Tinnahinch, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Robert Stokes
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
