School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 186
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“A man [by] the name of McBride in Glenswilly took sick.”
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“There was an old woman Betty McAuley lived in Drumbologur; she had a son who was sick, and before he died, she made him promise that he would come back to see her.”
There was an old woman Better McAuley lived in Drumbologue; she had a son who was sick, and before he died, she made him promise that he would come back to see her. After he died there was a man saw him coming with a coach and a pair of horses down the lane and go right in the front door of the kitchen and he left her a bonnet that she wore till she died. True Story
“Orange men arranged to meet at Drumbologue at twelve o'clock, to go out and burn the Catholics out of their homes, and shoot them.”
Orange men arranged to meet at Drumbologue at twelve o'clock, to go out and burn the Catholics out of their homes, and shoot them.(continues on next page)