School: Gráig (2) (roll number 3402)

Location:
Graigueadrisly, Co. Laois
Teacher:
M. Ní Laighean
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0829, Page 131

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    a hundred years ago. There were statues around the well and Protestants named Navels broke them. There is a flagged walk around the well which is about six feet long and two and a half feet wide.
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  2. There was a saint living in this locality who was afterwards canonized. He was named Saint Kieran. His feast is kept on the fifth of March. There is a tale told about him, namely that some one in Lyroge took his boots. When he discovered what was
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Campion
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kyle, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kyle, Co. Laois