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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

Location:
Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 107

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  1. Holy Wells (continued)

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    rounds at this well to cure sore throats, in this well there is a shelf with medals and a statue, near this well there is a black thorn bush and each round you would do you should hang a ribbon on this bush.
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  2. Old Schools

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    Old Schools.
    In Ireland long ago there were no teachers and the children were not allowed to go to school. In order to teach the people a master used to come to each district and teach the people their prayers beside the hedge. Once a master came to New-town whose name was McKnight. He
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clorane, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    James Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Clorane, Co. Limerick