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School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

Location:
Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 135

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    found nothing else of a religious kind.
    Very often in these times the Preist used to hide and sleep on the Church at Begerin.
    In the Penal Times also the Church was burned in Crossabeg.
    Fr. Dixon of Crossabeg was transported in a convict vessel in The Penal Times he was chained to a dead black for persecution, the rats were eating the dead body of the black.
    He planted the Catholic Religion the year he landed in Australia. He was the first Catholic who landed there.
    He came back two years after that and he is now buried in Crossabeg Churchyard.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Evelyn Shortall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr James Flood
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Address
    Ballytramon, Co. Wexford