School: Newtown (roll number 3275)
- Location:
- Creevagh, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Conbháidh
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- (continued from previous page)match at Aclare. There were five or six men competing and Tom Doolan won it easilyWritten by: Harry Malone, Piercetown, Ardee, Co. Louth.
Told By: Patrick Barnes, St. Johns Fort, Ardee, Co. Louth.Local Happenings.There was a man in this parish named Francis Devlin, He was a process - server. He was killed by unknown men up near Heronstown and his body carried away and thrown out at the back of a ditch. The buses that were growing on the ditch died away and never grew again. The place is called now "Devlin's Hollow".Written by: William Farrelly, Footstown, Ardee, Co Louth.
Told by: Mr. Patrick Farrelly, Footstown, Ardee.
- There was a man in this parish named Francis Devlin. He was a Process-server. He was killed by unknown men up near Heronstown and his body carried away and thrown out at the back of a ditch. The bushes that were growing on the ditch died away and never grew again. The place is called now, "Devlin's Hollow".
- Collector
- William Farrelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Footstown Little, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Farrelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Footstown Little, Co. Meath
