Scoil: Clondalkin (Pres. Convent) (uimhir rolla 7883)

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1. The Vault in Saint Joseph's Monastery

   

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   About half a mile from the village of Clondalkin stands Mount Saint Joseph, the famous Carmelite Monastery. The foundation stone was laid by the Rev. Fr. A. Cahill P.P. Clondalkin on the 2nd February 1813. The building is surrounded by beautiful lawns and flower gardens and a well stocked farm yard and vegetable gardens keep the house well supplied.
   The graveyard which is beside the church is very old and has many items which are of historical interest. About middle of 19th century a number of young medical students started a reign of terror throughout the century by stealing newly buried corpses for disecting purposes. Their method was to steal into the churchyard after dark and remove the bodies from the graves. They then put them in sacks and hoisted them on the shoulders of some unfortunate passers by who had to carry them at the point of a revolver often many miles. These men were commonly known as “Sack-em-ups”.
   During that period the people of Clondalkin got permission from the Brothers to leave their

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   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Topaicí

   1. am
      1. tréimhsí staire sonracha (~25)
         1. aimsir na bpéindlíthe (~4,335)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Suíomh

   Cluain Dolcáin, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath

   Bailitheoir

   Miriam Hanlon

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Bóthar na Mainistreach, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath

   Faisnéiseoir

   John Hanlon

   Gaol

   Tuismitheoir

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   57

   Gairmeacha beatha

   Farmer

   Merchant (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Cluain Dolcáin, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath