School: Johnstown (roll number 877)
- Location:
- Johnstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Miss H.C. Hickie
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- This is the story of a stud groom who had charge of a gentleman's horses at Gerrardstown Dunshaughlin. He was extremely jealous of his wife. This morning when he went out to work he chanced to hear some injudicious remark concerning his wife.
He rushed back, shot his wife and baby and then himself.
No churchyard would take his remains for burial Mrs Reilly remembers seeing the coffin being taken from one to another on a cart and being refused admittance everywhere.At last it was thrown into the sea at Balbriggan. The house of tragedy was demolished by order of the Dunshaughlin priests. The place is said to be haunted since.- Informant
- Mrs Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- Over 70
- Address
- Johnstown, Co. Meath