School: Drogheda, Christian Bros. (roll number 16718)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Br. Ó Reachtabhair
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- At the mouth of the Boyne there stands a very old tower and beside it there is a small one called Litter Thimble. A long time ago there was a maiden who decided to marry a soldier. One day her husband got a message to go to war with England. He promised her that if he was alive coming home he would rise a white flag and if he was dead a black flag would be flying.
One day she was on top of the tower(continues on next page)- Collector
- Vincent Dempsey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sandyford Terrace, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mrs Donnelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drogheda, Co. Louth