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School: Mountmellick Convent (roll number 7183)

Location:
Mountmellick, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr E. Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 048

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    In Kilmainham about three miles from Mountmellick there was a monastery in olden times. In Cromwell's time the monks who lived there were driven from it and they went to live in Kilmainham in Dublin. They called their monastery after the one which is at the Rock outside Mountmellick town. Kilmainham means Cill na Manac or the church of the monks.There is an under-ground tunnel from it to the Ivy Chapel and the monks used to take refuge there in time of attack.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lillie Geoghegan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Séamus Geoghegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Acragar, Co. Laois