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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Portlaoighse

Location:
Port Laoise, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Br. Frampton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 335

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    Kyle.
    Where the grave-yard is to-day once there stood a church. The people of the townsland used to come to Mass there despite the risk of being killed by English soldiers who were hunting them
    Once a priest was captured there and by a lucky turn of events he escaped and made his gateway to the Cullenagh Mountains where he remained for three weeks suffering from hardship He went back to the church to celebrate Mass. He was again captured and brutally murdered. The people buried him sorrowfully. They also planted trees as a memorial
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs O' Rourke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois