School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)

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Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Na Siúracha
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    in the centre of it. The churchyard in Gormastown is level, and there are Palm trees in it, and the church is in the centre of it also. There is an old stone in New Abbey, with the figure of a man and woman on it, some people call it Adam and Eve, and more call it Lord and Lady, Fitz-Eustace.
    There used to be a tunnel from which the monks used to go from Old Kilcullen to New Abbey
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Birdie Whittle
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Hogan
    Gender
    Male
  3. About an old church in Great Connell.
    One day there was a soldier on horseback talking to a girl. The soldier was killed and in that place, there is a hole in the gateway that never can be filled.
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