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School: Nobber (B.) (roll number 4284)

Location:
Nobber, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Ristéard Ó Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 218

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    In about eleven after, his eldest son came to visit the place, and erected a small wooden cross in memory of his deceased father, and on it he painted the letters RIP. Now the letters are engraved in the wood. Occasionally the sparks from the engine of the train cause fires, and at different periods the fence was brunt by these fires all around the cross and it always came safe.
    The place mentioned is right under Gallows Hill where the "Croppies" were hanged in '98 between two ash trees. Their graves are still to be seen near where they were hanged.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Joseph Mc Guinness
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Nobber, Co. Meath
    Collector
    Philip Carolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Nobber, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Francis Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    16
    Address
    Nobber, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Joseph Mc Guinness
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Merchant
    Address
    Nobber, Co. Meath