School: Ballyhurst, Tipperary (roll number 4562)
- Location:
- Ballyhusty, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Stás, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0579, Page 187
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- Athassel Abbey was founded by the De Burgos. It was built on the banks of the river Suir about 1 1/2 miles west of Golden. There is supposed to be an underground passage from Athassel Abbey to Hoare Abbey. When the monks were leaving Athassel they went along the underground passage. They forgot an important manuscript and they passed the word from the first to the second and so on until it came to the last monk and he brought it with him.
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- All the kings of Munster lived at Cashel long ago. There are many ruins on the rock such as the Round Tower, Cormac's Chapel and St. Patrick's Cross. The Round Tower is still to be seen. St.(continues on next page)
