School: Dunree
- Location:
- Dunreagh, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Condún
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- Roads The roads in this district are mostly named after the places to which they
lead from Ashbourne.
We say the Dublin road, Slane road, Milltown Rd and the
Donaghmore Rd. Castle Street is an
exception . As its name implies a castle
that once overlooket the Broad-medow
river and this castle is shown on
old map though no trace on trace of it
remains at present not have any of the oldest residents any recollection of its existence.
it was owned however by a man named Segrave who at the battle of Clontibret in 1595 engaged Hugh O'Neill in single combat which proved to be his last flight, for O'neill stabbed him.
Segrave was a man of giant stature. His castle was probably destroyed by Cromwell on his mar- ch to drogheda .
The Dublin road is the oldest in the district and originally it went through Killegland and joined the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Dimpna Condon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ashbourne, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mr Matt Gargan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Occupation
- Shopkeeper
- Address
- Ashbourne, Co. Meath