School: Abbeyleix Convent (roll number 13613)
- Location:
- Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mother Paul
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 028
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- Derrykearn is a towns land situated two miles from Abbeyleix and is in St Fintans' parish Raheen. Derrykearn which means the "oak Wood of the Kern" took its name from a small army of foot soldiers who used to inhabit an oak wood situated there in the 16th century. There is bog in this towns land also a Chapel and graveyard called boile a brethern. the Chapel which was knocked down by Cromwell, is now gone to ruin. It is about quarter of a mile from the river Nore. It is a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- K. Sheeran
- Gender
- Female
