School: Duleek (B.) (roll number 6554)
- Location:
- Duleek, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0682, Page 248
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- When Cromwell came to Duleek first he and his men were very hungry. They went looking round Duleek for something to eat. When he came to Stapletown a man called Dickie [?] brought Cromwell in, and asked him would he eat meat. Cromwell said he would. Then the Stapleton's gathered up all their cattle and got them killed. Then he got boilers and boiled the cattle for the soldiers and Cromwell, and when they had finished Cromwell was delighted and game them land along the Bogloch lane.
Another time he was on the street with his soldiers and a woman was coming up the street for water. She had a child with her. She was walking by the soldiers, and one of them killed her. Cromwell was vexed at this, and gathered up his men and asked them who killed her. He got no answer; then he asked again and said, "I will give the highest part in Drogheda." Then the man said it was he. Cromwell then told some of his men to put him in a cart and bring him out to Drogheda, and hang him out at the [?]
It was Cromwell who knocked down the churches at Patrick Farrelly's and in the old churchyard.
- Collector
- Seán Ó Conchubhair
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Commons, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Richard Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Commons, Co. Meath
