School: Taplach (roll number 5114)
- Location:
- Taplagh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0931, Page 379
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“Norman Steele died in the year 1801 at the age of 48.”
(continued from previous page)Norman died in his bed. When Norman was dying he ordered all his stock to be driven on to the lawn and he said,-
"Alas! alas! that I have to leave Monalty"
In spite of what has been said of Norman, truth seems to point to the fact that Norman didn't interfere with religion and that he was no persecutor of the catholics.It is claimed for Norman that he could speak Irish fluently.
- Some fifty years or so ago, the people of Farney seemed to be much more credulous than they are to day. A story in illustration of this assertion:_A Father O'Neill told was Mrs Daly's great grandfather (surveyor in Carrickmacross) to change the site of his house, when he began to build same - as he said they were about to build the house on a fairies path.In order to determine if a house (or site of a house) is on a fairyies path you proceed thus.Put down ten pebbles ( a yard or a foot apart) upon site you have chosen in mind. You(continues on next page)
