School: Brownstown (C.), Curragh Camp (roll number 16303)
- Location:
- Brownstown Upper, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dubhshláine
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“For many years old people could point out a spot on the Curragh as the grave of a priest killed at the Rath in 1798.”
For many years people could point out a spot on the Curragh as the grave of a priest killed at the Rath in 1798. The body lay on the Curragh plain for several days because men were afraid to bury it. Then, however, a woman and a young boy made a hole and placed the body within. The tiny mound which marked the priest's resting place was levelled by one of the trainers living on the Curragh edge to make a gallop for race horses, so that now the place can only be guessed at.(no title)
“A big stone on the top of a hill called Knockaulin, between Ballysax and Old Kilcullen...”
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