School: Eaglais
- Location:
- Eglish, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0822, Page 086
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- (continued from previous page)Col Bernard: Mayor Thos. Berry. Cap John Drought.(7) Leap Independents: Blue, face blue, white. Col. Johnathan Darby.
- Protestant Church Birr
Built 1815. Cost £8,000 - Oxmantown BridgeBuilt 1817 after the design of a bridge over the river Anio in Italy which design was selected by the Earl of Rosse. Name is in honour of Baron Oxmantown the Earls heir apparent.
- Oxmantown was the name given to a green formerly on the north side of Dublin and including some of the northern parts of the city. This green was inhabited by Danes who were sometimes called Ostmen or men of the East, from whence it took its name
There were great feats of Archery performed there by the notorious noble Robin Hood 1189". A considerable of this (oxmantown green in Dublin ) belonged to Lord Rosse and(continues on next page)
