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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 056

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    In Mountmellick in a street called Wolfe Tone Street, there is a beautiful stone monument erected to the memory of eleven brave Irishmen who lost their lives in the Penal Days.The monument is in the form of a stone cross and the eleven names are inscribed on it.The monument is encircled by and iron railing to protect it,Every year at Easter a meeting is held there and a wreath is placed on its top in memory of the men who gave their lives for the cause of their country.
    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
    Maura Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountmellick, Co. Laois