School: Boicetown, Dunleer (roll number 843)
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- Boycetown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: J. Higgins
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- 4-11-'37 Ferrards's Cross
A few perches from The Mass Field is a crossroads called Ferrard's Cross which got its name from a remarkable occurrence there in the Penal times.
One day when the priest was saying Mass in the Mass Field a famous priest hunter called Lord Ferrard was coming down to seize him. Just as he was passing this cross his horse shied. Lord Ferrard fell off and was killed instantly.
The cross has since been called Ferrard's Cross in remembrance of the miraculous escape of the priest and his followers that day.
Teresa Heavey
Dunany
Dunleer
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Mr Wm Heavey
Dunany
Dunleer- Collector
- Teresa Heavey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dunany, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mr William Heavey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunany, Co. Louth