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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 05_027

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  1. Our Local Patron Saint

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    As every district or village almost has a patron saint. Our familiar village and parish has St Patrick as a patron saint.
    There is a school in honour of St Leonard erected in Dunnamaggin. The school was built in 1929. There is a slab on the wall with the inscription inscribed in Irish.
    There is a holy well in Mr Walshe’s field near the Dunnamaggin chapel. The well is called St Leonard’s Well.
    St Leonard said no
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    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
    Brigid Ní Longáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Edward Long
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny