School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Michael Quinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 155
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- (continued from previous page)The robber came and demanded his money. Egan drew his sword and they fought a bitter fight. Egan killed Dermott. The place is still called Dun Diarmuda or Dundermott.
Egan was buried in Kilcroan grave yeard. A plain slab covered his grave. It had the initials B.E. and the family crest. The grave is beside the Bishop Burke memorial in the direction of the old gate (N.B. We cannot find it now).
Michael Hyland's memoirs - See page 131.
M. Quinn N.T.
Drimatemple N.S.
Ballymoe
- This was Cor Lios Sgíath - The hill of the fort of the Shields. There is now no trace of a fort.
Thomas Scahill
Booklagh - Collector
- Thomas Scahill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bookalagh, Co. Galway
- This name has puzzled many. It means Dubh Dhoire - the black oak wood.(continues on next page)
