School: Holy Faith Convent, Newtownmountkennedy
- Location:
- Newtown Mountkennedy, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Sr Mechtilde
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“The district abounds with many historical associations. Newtownmountkennedy the nearest village, is about a mile distant from the Convent.”
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“Newtownmountkennedy derives its name from an Alderman Kennedy knighted in Charles II's reign...”
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