School: Courtbane (roll number 14540)
- Location:
- Courtbane, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Mac Eochagáin
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- (continued from previous page)in Watter's forge and then went to Rassan Bog where many were working. The two separated and started working, all the workers helping to conceal them.
Later in the day the police took all the workers on Rassan Bog to Cross for examination, and detained the two men, and they were later tried in Armagh.
Watters, the blacksmith of Clonalig, was a witness of the murder and gave evidence on behalf of the prisoners and was chiefly responsible for their release. A man named Mc Coy (of the Mebane Mc Coy's) directed the police to Rassan Bog after the two men.About the year 1844.Father Cassidy, a silenced priest, who was living at Cox's Hill, was asked to pray for the release of the prisoners. He predicted that they would be home with the other people from Crossmaglen. This priest was considered to have great power(continues on next page)
