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School: St. Vincent de Paul, Drogheda (roll number 851)

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Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. Magdalen
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 217

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    some money and told her to walk on to the weakest spot in the wall and spill what-ever butter milk remained in her can there. As the woman set off the leaking can left a track of butter milk from where Cromwell stood to the weakest part of the wall. So in a short time after Cromwell tracked the butter-milk to this spot. Here he made a breach and broke into the town. My daddy said that this old woman's name was Molly so this place is called the Molloy's to the present day.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Enaney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male