School: Ballinlough (roll number 9238)
- Location:
- Ballinlough Big, Co. Meath
- Teacher: P. Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 102
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There was a Fr. Reilly and he was killed beyond on the road on the right hand side beyond Reillys of Williamstown. The cross was once at the foot of the mountain in the walls of a Chapel that was knocked in the early ages. It is Loughcrew mountain. It is in the wall beyond Reillys of Williamstown It was the Yeomen killed Fr. Reilly. They met him on the road one day and Catholic men were in the crowd and they knew him. He was known as Black Hugh Reilly
- My father went down in this cave and Garrett Farrell the Schoolmaster, and another man. They did not go too far. They brough hendung and a medal and holy-water. (The former is reputed to have a charm). They could have(continues on next page)
