School: Brownstown (B.), Curragh Camp (roll number 16302)

Location:
Brownstown Upper, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Michael Ó Comhraidhe
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  1. Long ago there was supposed to be a monastery in the vicinity of Lark Lodge, during the Penal days
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. In the rebellion of 1798 there was a battle fought in a field known as Conlan’s sand-pit. There are a great many mounds there the shape of graves on the ground, and these are supposed to be the graves of the men who were killed there. A row of trees was put there at the time the men were buried to mark the spot.
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
        2. 1798 (~642)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Garrett
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Garrett
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    36