School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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    catch him.
    Once a boy went to gather stick and by mere chance saw the so called fairy. He stared at the fairy until the fairy like a flash threw a box of snuff in his face which made the lad turn away, when he looked back the fairy had vanished.
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  2. A siege was held in Oldkilcullen in 1798. The town was sacked & the inhabitants massacried & the walls were burnt. In Oldkilcullen there is round tower which was the refuge where the monks ran for
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peadar O Díosca
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Oldkilcullen, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    John Flanaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Halverstown, Co. Kildare