School: St. Mary's (B.), Droichead Átha (roll number 15125)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: A. Mac Uidhlinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 440
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Cromwell in Drogheda (continued)
“One of Cromwell's Officers were found about thirty years ago in Father Nulty's fields on Cromwell's Mount.”
(continued from previous page)months after.
Cromwell in Drogheda
“The night of the Big Wind about fifty years ago people were going round the Barracks.”
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- Matthew Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Old Hill, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mary Meehan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sampson's Lane, Co. Louth
Cromwell in Drogheda
“An Officer of Cromwell's army was killed in Mary's St.”
An officer of Cromwell's army was killed in Mary Street. A headless horse and man goes in the church gates. One night a girl was going up Mary Street and she saw the headless horse and man. Another night a coffin was seen moving along the wall at Mary's church, I was there at the time but I did not see the coffin. Cromwell in Drogheda
“When Cromwell was getting the horses from Pepper of Ballygart, one of Cromwell's Officers was killed there.”
When Cromwell was getting the horses from Pepper of Ballygart, one of Cromwell's officers was killed there. If you were crossing Pepper's fields(continues on next page)