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School: Cill Dara (Pres. Convent) (roll number 15599)

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Cill Dara, Co. Chill Dara
Teacher:
Sr. Philomena
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  1. The Gray Abbey (continued)

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    It is very probable that these sculptures formed portion of a tomb. There are two other stones displaying grotesque monsters or demons.
    The Franciscans were in Kildare till the early part of the 17th century.
    Peter, Lord Bermingham, known as "the Treacherous Baron" was interred in the Gray Abbey. He invited Murtough and Caalvagh O'Conor with 24 of the chiefs of their people to an entertainment at his castle of Carrick on Trinity Sunday 13[?] as they stood up from the table, there were treacherously massacred and their heads sold to their enemies.
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