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School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)

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Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Peter Hegarty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 337

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    St Kyran is the patron saint of this district and he had his church and monastery in a place about one mile South of Errill on Mrs (Bowes?) land.
    About two hundred yards from the monastery there is St Kyran's well and about one hundred years ago there was a pilgramage to it on St Kyran's (Day?) which was a holiday then.
    As the opposite side of the graveyard there is St Kyran's tree and there was a well in the trunk of it. When ever a funeral is passing to
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Johnstown Glebe, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Delaney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Harristown, Co. Laois