School: Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire
- Location:
- Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. Celestine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 508
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Local Ruins (continued)
“There are many old ruins in the school district.”
(continued from previous page)principal residence and built here the great Keep now known as Nenagh Castle.
Theobald Fitzwalter founded Tyone Abbey for the accommodation of strangers and the sick in the year 1204.
The Franciscian Abbey was built in 1291 and it was demolished in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
The Nenagh Castle was demolished in the year 1691. There is a secret passage from the Nenagh Castle to Tyone Abbey, to Lisboney and to Barrach St. Abbeys.
There is no carving to be seen now except the old letterings on the tombs stones of the monks(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Moira Clifford
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Lower Birr Road, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs E. Clifford
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lower Birr Road, Co. Tipperary