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| ST. KIERAN'S COLLEGE, KILKENNY. -The saint whose name gives title to the college pictured above is held by some Irish savants to have preceded St. Patrick himself in his holy mission to "Green Innisfail." His chair, or throne, composed of native stone, stands in the north transept of the venerable Cathedral of St. Canice in this ancient capital of the English Pale, founded by the formidable Strongbow himself in that fateful year for Ireland, A. D. 1172. The Catholic College, dedicated to St. Kieran, is situated in the Clonmel Road, and is a modern sturcture of graceful Gothic design. It accommodates a large number of students, and its professors are considered among the most thorough in Ireland. Kilkenny has always been noted as an educational centre, and has given birth to many able sons. Among the latter may be mentioned the two famous Irish novelists, John and Michael Anim, whose "Tales of O'Hara Family" won celebrity half a century ago. They justly rank with Grifin, Carleton and Lover as delineators of Irish character, and they were truly national in their sentiments. Kilkenny also gave birth to James Stephens, the Fenian chief, who came so near creating a possibly successful revolution in Ireland, in 1865. Many graduates of St. Kieran's College are priests in the United States and Canada. |
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