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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Tráighlí

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Tralee, Co. Kerry
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An tSr. Proinnsias
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 019

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  1. Who Was this Prince of the Catholic Church?

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    About forty years ago excavations were being made in Saint Finbar's Protestant Cathedral. Cork, for the purpose of putting in hydraulic machinery in connection with a new organ that was being installed. At a depth of about ten feet a workman drove his pickaxe through the lid of a leaden casket. The Protestant Dean of this Church was called on the scene, and gave instructions to have the earth cleared away from around the casket. Before he decided on opening the casket he took notes of an inscription which was cut on the lid in some strange
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Bhriain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tralee, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Briain
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tralee, Co. Kerry