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School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)

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Droichead Átha, Co. Lú
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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    the reward. That night she spilled the milk on the trap door and when the soldiers came they went down the trap door and killed the priest & Friars & nuns & people attending Holy Mass and they killed every one of them. When they had this deed done They went to the house of the traitor and said "When you did this to your own country-men you would do it to us" so this ended the life of the traitor for they put her to a most cruel death.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. am
      1. tréimhsí staire sonracha (~25)
        1. aimsir na bpéindlíthe (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sráid Sheoirse, Co. Lú
    Informant
    Mrs Doolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sráid Sheoirse, Co. Lú