School: Aghmakerr (roll number 16455)
- Location:
- Aghmakerr, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Peadar Ua Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 115
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“It is said that when Oliver Cromwell and his cruel soldiers were in Ireland they ruthlessly destroyed a church situated along Lough Eagish shore.”
(continued from previous page)his soldiers attacked. I have consulted at least half a dozen histories and I cannot find any reference to Cromwell having visited County Monaghan. My own opinion is that he never was in it.
Sheila O'Duffy
Aghmakerr N.S.
Lough Eagish
- Collector
- Sheila O' Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Frank Duffy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cooltrimegish, Co. Monaghan