School: Darver (roll number 838)
- Location:
- Darver, Co. Louth
- Teacher: T. Mac Ardghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0666, Page 078
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- (continued from previous page)the top was taken off and put down in bottom of the hill. Mannrac is Irish meaning gapped.
- At one time a man named Shields lived at this cross and then it was called Sheilds Cross. This man was very rich so he spent it freely. Then he died a very poor man. There was a song about this man. I do not know it all but one part went like this:
"The ducks and the quail and all kinds of game.
Inquiring for Shields of Darver". - Collector
- John Campbell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Darver, Co. Louth
- There is a field near Killencoole called Crock Rua. This field got its name because there is a large hill in it. It always had this name. It is an Irish name.
- There is also another field in Killencoole(continues on next page)
