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“The Fianna lived sometimes in a place called the Hill of Allen.”
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Maura Gladney, Mrs Finnegan
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“There was a well in a place called Downings. I was a holy well. and it was blessed by a Saint called Farrington.”
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Mrs Keegan, Nan Keegan
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“The Fianna lived on the Hill of Allen. This hill is situated in the north of Kildare.”
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Christopher Graham, Thomas Downings
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“Fionn Mac Cumhaill was very strong. It is said that he cast stones to Clane and the Curragh.”
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Denis Dunney
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“Some distance from Allen a spot on the road is called the leap. Fionn is supposed to have jumped from the hill to this spot.”
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Thomas Byrne, Thomas Graham
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“Near Kilmeague there is a spot called St. Bridget's walk. This saint is supposed to have walked across a field.”
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John Healy
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“St. Patrick's well is sit-uated at Barrettstown near Newbridge.”
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Mary Graham, Patrick Condron
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“In 1798 there was a great battle in Prosperous. A great barracks stood in the midst of the village.”
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Patrick Condron
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“Naas is a very historical town. During the Insurrection of 1798 the insurgents were badly beaten.”
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Francis Booth, Robert Dunne
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“At the Hill of Ovestown there was a great battle. Captain Lube commanded the forces.”
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Daniel O' Neill, Patrick Graham
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“St Bridget founded a great Church and Abbey at Kildare.”
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Patrick Devine
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“There is a Well in B;ackwood named St. Farnians Well. No cures are obtained at this well.”
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William Ennis, William Graham
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“After the Insurrection of 1798 the Kildare men after their de-feat made terms with the English.”
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Robert Dunne
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“Maynooth is a very historical town. It was the chief seat of the Geraldines.”
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Patrick Condron
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“During the Penal Laws when priests were hunted some lived in bogs, some in caves and others in remote mountains.”
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Daniel O' Neill, Denis Denney
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“Wolfe Tone was founder of the United Irishmen. His father was a coach-maker in Naas.”
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Mary Graham, Robert Dunne
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“Naas was the chief seat of the Kings of Leinster. They reig-ned there for centuries.”
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Anne Byrne, Patrick Brearton
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“Edward Bruce when he came to Ireland, sorely defeated the Eng-lish.”
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Robert Dunne, Thomas Graham
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“During the troubled times of 1798, (their) there was a great battle at Hodgestown.”
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John Byrne, Thomas Byrne
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“Near Killybegs House there once stood a Chapel. Near the Church there is a grave-yard.”
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William Ennis
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