School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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- There lived an old man in Ratholdren whose name was Captain O Reilly. He was very kind to the crows and they used to come to him every day to be fed. When Captain O Reilly died, he was buried in Donaghmore, and from the day that he was buried the crows went to Donaghmore every day, and fly over the graveyard. After a time they deserted Rathaldron and settled in Donaghmore.
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- Collector
- Christopher Stapleton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mrs Austin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Farganstown, Co. Meath