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School: Dundalk (Mercy Convent) (roll number 5387)

Location:
Dundalk, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. Pól
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0661, Page 065

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    Local Ruins.
    In all inhabited countries we find the ruins of ancient buildings or castles that were formerly the scenes of notable events.
    In Ireland those ruins are numerous all over the country. In this district there are several such places some in a very good state of presentation.
    The nearest of those ruins is "Seatown Castle". This building once formed part of a large Fransiscan monastery founded by John De Verdon. This monastery occupied the greater part of what is now called Seatown. It in included the old Graveyard now closed which also contains the ruins of an old church which was probably part of the monastery
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mena Gernon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Seatown, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Michael Mc Ardle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Seatown, Co. Louth