School: Templeudigan
- Location:
- Templeludigan, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Mhic Ghearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0901, Page 078
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One windy night, when the Tottenhams were sitting in the huge draughty drawing - room, they heard a loud knocking. The butler announced that a gentleman on horseback, who had travelled far and lost his bearings, begged for shelter from the storm outside.
Charles Tottenham, if austere, was, at any rate, hospitable. He made the stranger welcome, and as he proved himself a charming companion, his stay was prolonged. He and Anne fell in love, but C. Tottenham definitely refused his consent to their marriage.
Mrs Tottenham acted up to the best traditions of the cruel stepmother and the rejected and offended suitor left Loftus Hall.
Nothing more was heard of him, and worn out with anxiety, Anne's reason gave way and she was confined to the tapestry room for the rest of her life.
A ridiculous story was then spread about the countryside (probably by the Tottenhams) to account for Anne's dementia. In the 18th Century brain troubles were not(continues on next page)
