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School: Prosperous (B.), Naas (roll number 8763)

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Prosperous, Co. Kildare
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Ml. Ó Brosnacháin
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    “Maynooth is a very historical town. It was the chief seat of the Geraldines.”

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    3. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
      2. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Condron
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Downings South, Co. Kildare

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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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    During the Penal Laws when priests were hunted, some lived in bogs, more in caves, and others in remote mountains. Bishop O'Gallagher for long lived in a hut in the bog of Allen. During his life he wrote books and prayed.
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