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School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)

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Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Héigceartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 013

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    St. Kyran is the patron saint of this district and he had his church and monastery in a place about one mile south of Errill on Mrs. Bowe's land.
    About two hundred yards from the monastery there is St. Kyran's well and about one hundred years ago there was a pilgrimage to it on St. Kyran's Day which was a holiday then.
    At the opposite side of the graveyard there is St. Kyran's tree and there was a well in the trunk of it. When ever a funeral is passing to the graveyard the De Profundis is said there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Johnstown Glebe, Co. Laois
    Informant
    James Brophy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Knockheel, Co. Laois