School: Presentation Convent, Carlow
- Location:
- Carlow, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Sr. M. Bonaventure
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0908, Page 046
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- Long ago there was a monastery founded in Killeshin by a Saint named St. Diarmuid. St. Diarmuid was Killishin's first abbot.
The next Saint which followed him was St. Cogan who was a nephew of St. Colomcille's. There was a chuch in Killeshin some years ago. The ruins and the doorway are still to be seen. This chuch is said to have been built in honour of a Prince who was killed while he was out hunting.
Sir Charles Chootue says that Killeshin was one the chief place of Leix. A courthouse once stood in Killeshin but there is no trace of it there now.
There is a hill called Cnoc Na Crocair in Killeshin where people used to be hanged long ago.
- Collector
- Carmel Graham
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
