School: Naas (Mercy Convent) (roll number 15040)
- Location:
- Naas, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 358
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- Mary Kerwin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Forenaghts Great, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Mr Jack Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Maudlings, Co. Kildare
- Near the new Hospital there is an old grave-yard where the people who die in the Hospital are buried. Occasionally some of the Protestants of Naas and the surrounding district hold a meeting there, it is said that they owned it at one time, but they presented it to the Catholics to serve as a burial ground. They still hold their meetings there.
there is another graveyard situated near the canal which runs through Naas. There are monks buried(continues on next page)
