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School: Blanchardstown

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 84

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    In Dunboyne about 200 years ago there was a battle fought at Dunboyne bridge between the English soldiers and Irish. They made the English jump over the bridge in pain and they slew them and won the battle, and every since it is called Páidín's Bridge.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Dunboyne, Co. Meath
    Collector
    K. Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs K. Farrell
    Gender
    Female