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School: Abbeyleix Convent (roll number 13613)

Location:
Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mother Paul
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 043

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  1. Aghaboe (continued)

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    one. So to settle the matter they took a coffin each. The Kilkenny people took theirs and buried it in Kilkenny and the Aghaboes' buried the other in Aghaboe.
    The old tradition is that the Kilkenny people must have secured the body because Kilkenny prospered and Aghaboe decayed. There is a Cathedral in Kilkenny called St. Canice's.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Glennon
    Gender
    Female