School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)
- Location:
- An Muileann gCearr, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Sr. Colmcille
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- A landlord by the name of Captain Featherstone Hough lived at Bracklyn Castle near Killucan, he was a terrible tyrant and was responsible for many evictions. He was shot one day when he was coming home from Dublin after getting papers to enable him to evict people from their homes.
He got his coach at Killucan and the horses trotted half-way until they came to a steep hill at which they stopped. Just then a man stepped out from behind a bush and riddled the Captain with bullets.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Edward Whelehan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Muileann gCearr, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- Mary Whelehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Muileann gCearr, Co. na hIarmhí