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In reality, he was the fictitious creation of one Patrick Joyce of Kilkenny, or possibly a William Cairns, or Kearns, [6] of Dublin. Adopting the persona of a native Turk , his unusual dress style, turban , and exotic affectations attracted much attention in the city at the time, [ 7 ] and he was noted as "the first Turk who had ever walked the ...
When the saint had passed beyond Ossory, and was descending the western slopes of Slieve Bloom, the bell at length sounded; and here St. Ciarán established the monastery of Seir-Kieran (now Saighir, Offaly), the centre from which Ossory was evangelized. St. Patrick also visited Ossory and preached and founded churches there.
St. Patrick is believed to have traversed through Osraige, preaching and establishing Christianity there on his way to Munster. An early Irish church was founded in Osraige, perhaps in connection with St. Patrick's arrival in the territory, known as "Domhnach Mór" ("great church", located at what is now St. Patrick's graveyard in Kilkenny).
St. Patrick's Industrial School (or St Patrick's Industrial School) was an industrial school a mile from Kilkenny city run by the Sisters of Charity. Boys up to the age of 10 were housed there, [1] in some exceptional cases, until the age of 12. It was built on land acquired by the then Bishop of Ossory, Dr. Moran, in 1879. [1]
St Patrick's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Founded in 1954, the club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football . Honours
St Kieran's College Kilkenny. St. Kieran's College was founded in 1782 and was the first Roman Catholic secondary school in Ireland. It was created after Grattan's Parliament which permitted some relaxation of the Penal Laws in the country. St. Patrick's Industrial School, Kilkenny was founded in 1879, and closed in
Map of the city of Kilkenny (1708). Old city map, c.1780. The history of Kilkenny (from Irish Cill Chainnigh 'Cell or church of Cainnech/Canice') began with an early sixth-century ecclesiastical foundation, this relates to a church built in honour of St. Canice, now St. Canice's Cathedral and was a major monastic centre from at least the eighth century.
The parish was carved out of the parishes of St. Patrick's and St. Canice's. [3] St. Mary's parish originally ended at St. James's Street, but was extended between 1207 and 1232 to extend beyond St. James's Street to the Breagagh River. [4] The land for that extension was provided by the Bishop of Ossory in exchange for land in Aghaboe, [5 ...