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School: Dundalk (St. Nicholas Monastery) (roll number 16719)

Location:
Dundalk, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. T. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0661, Page 120

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    “One night when I was talking to my father, I asked him how Dowdallshill got its name.”

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    of the Wiliamite army was marching towards Dundalk to capture it. When he was about a mile from Dundalk, his men were weary so he decided to pitch camp. He camped there for the night and that is why it is called Dowdallshill.
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    “About three weeks ago I was talking to my father and he told me a story about a house in the country.”

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    About three weeks ago I was talking to my father and he told me a story about a house in the country.
    "In the time of the Penal Laws, when the people were not allowed to go to mass, and the priests were hunted, there lived a priest in an old house in
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Quinn
    Gender
    Male