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School: St. Brendan's, Birr

Location:
Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Br O' Boyle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 109

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    Most old towns in Ireland have their own monuments and tradition. Roscrea is particularly rich in its ancient history and many relics stand to the present day.
    Right in the centre of the town stands a fine old round tower. The second window from the top has a sword and the anchor of a ship carved deeply into the rock and it can be seen distinctly from the bottom of the tower.
    The story goes that during the religious persecution the monks used to coceal themselves there and defend
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Harold Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Fitzgerald
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male