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School: St. Brendan's, Birr

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Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Br O' Boyle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 111

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    half the figure on the cross.
    Another famous old ruin is the castle of St. John which is situated in a very prominent part of the town. This castle contains a secret passage leading to a place called Moin na hinse or the Holy Island. Many stories are told in relation to this place. the most notable being about a woman who concealed some priests in the moastery and later betrayed them to the soldiers because of bribery. She was immediately turned into stone. Even now the stone can be seen there
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Harold Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Fitzgerald
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male