School: Yellow Furze
- Location:
- Yellow Furze, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Leamhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 189
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- Ardmulchan & Dunmoe
Another interesting piece of history regarding Ardmulchan & Dunmoe Castle is that between these two places there is tunnel leading from one place to the other.
There is still a man living in the locality who went into the tunnel a short distance.
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(Wok) Work men felling some old trees in Ardmulchan demesne about 30yrs came across human bones.
So numerous were they that it seemed as if a battle must have taken place here but there is no further information to be got
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To the right hand side of the road at Stackallen Railway Bridge there is an old burial ground which is believed to date back hundreds of years and up to a few years ago the tops of the old head-stones could be seen just peeping over the grass.
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Below Stackallen Road Bridge about 100 yds this side of the Boyne there are the ruins of a hospital which was there when the dread Cholera was raging.
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Years ago when the Religious persicution was on there was a great deal of carried on here.
We have still traces of it in Deanhill and in the old road known as "Lots" Lane.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- V. Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- J. Clarke
- Gender
- Unknown
