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X. P. 1 Convent of the Sisters of the Most Holy Cross and Pamirs, Kilcullen, County Kildare. Coarse ' of studies includes all branches of • solid i Education, with Modern Languases sad 1 plistuaenta. Practical lessons given in Cookery , sad Domestic Science. This Convent is as f