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School: Hospital Convent (roll number 13898)

Location:
Hospital, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Sr. Bernard
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0515, Page 078

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    My home is in the western side of the main street in the town of Hospital, town-land of Coolscart barony of small county. Hospital derived its name from a community of "Knights Hospitallers" who had a monastery here in the twelfth and thirteenth century. The ruins of this ancient abbey lie at the northern side of the town. It has a population of approximately five hundred people. Of this number about hundred and fifty reside in Coolscart district, most of whom are business people and some trade-men living in the town, and about eight or ten farmers and labourers in the vicinity. All
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Jones
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hospital, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr P. Condon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Hospital, Co. Limerick