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School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)

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Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 049

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    During the days of the Penal Laws St. Peter's parish chuch in Drogheda was turned into a protestant church. The protestants did not want to have the holy water font there so they made three attempts to do away with it. First they took it and threw it away, next day it was back in its place, so they took it away and it was back in its place again the next day. They next filled it with cement and it would not set. It crumbled away so they had to leave it in its place and it is there ever since inside the door.
    In the same protestant church the bell was taken from the
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Veronica Mc Entagart
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Francis Street, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Gerard Mc Entagart
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Francis Street, Co. Louth