School: Drogheda, Christian Bros. (roll number 16718)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Br. Ó Reachtabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 332
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- There are three crosses and a round tower at Monasterboice which is a few miles from Drogheda. On one cross there are figures carved. The cross is made of stone. A mile from Duleek on Dublin-Duleek main road there is a plain stone cross erected on a mount by the side of the road. At Tara there is a stone called the wishing stone. It is about eight feet high. People visiting it put their finger on it and wish. About half a mile from Naul there is a field called 'The Stony Field'. It is said that when people passed this field they used to drop stones on the grave of Fe Felar. He was a well known bandit and was captured(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Charles Markey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glaspistol, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mr J. Ennis
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Naul, Co. Meath
