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School: Dundalk (St. Nicholas Monastery) (roll number 16719)

Location:
Dundalk, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. T. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0661, Page 110

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    “There is an ancient quarry three miles outside Dundalk. It is over a hundred feet deep and it contains water.”

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    the quarry and one day she went to gather sticks for her mother. She had a bundle of sticks in her hand and going near the brink she fell in. Another tragedy happened some time after and the quarry was pumped and the little girl was found with a bundle of sticks in her hands.
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  2. Roche Castle

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    There is an ancient castle five miles outside Dundalk. It is situated on a very high hill and it is about fifty feet high. In it there are stones jutting out so that people may climb up. Long ago there was horse racing held there and people flocked from
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    Paddy Mulholland
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