Scoil: Rathowen (B) (uimhir rolla 5101)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. The Dalys of Russagh (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   In Wicklow. She turned Catholic with him. Her Maid was the bride’s maid and her valet was the groom’s man. So after the marriage himself and his bride went back to Spain and lived there for the time to come.
   Told by Miss Ellen Langan aged 75 Russagh Rathover Westmeath November 1937. Daughter of a labourer
   She says the Dalys are from Clonlohan Co. Cavan. The first of them came from there and got married to one of the Fox’s Russagh. There was a bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise one of the Daly’s of Russagh after the Penal Days.
   At another time Miss Langan stated that the Dalys are for 1300 years at the mill of Russagh.

   Ash Tree (Drooping of Weeping) in Russagh Churchyard.
   It is stated that this tree was planted in 1798 by a miss Katie Daly of the mill (Russagh) over the grave of her sweetheart O’Brien who was one of the United Irishmen and who was killed at the Battle of Granard. O’Brien was a native of Rath an adjoining townland
   Told by Miss Langan Nov. 1937
   One of the Dalys of the mill was also at the Battle of Granard & got safe out of it. (Tom Weir, 80, Rathowen Westmeath)

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Faisnéiseoir

   Miss Ellen Langan

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Aois

   75

   Seoladh

   Russagh, Co. Westmeath

   Faisnéiseoir

   Tom Weir

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   80

   Seoladh

   Rathowen, Co. Westmeath