School: Darver (roll number 838)
- Location:
- Darver, Co. Louth
- Teacher: T. Mac Ardghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0666, Page 077
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- Peter Mc Guinness
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Wottonstown, Co. Louth
- In Darver townland there is a field called the Court Meadow. This field got its name from the olden days when King William was chasing James from the north to the south. William stayed in this field before the Battle of the Boyne. Some say there was a battle fought in this field.Written by John Campell, Darver, Dundalk.
- Close to this field is a hill called Mannrac Hill. In the famine years this was a very high hill and there was great difficulty in getting a horse and cart up it. Then(continues on next page)
