School: Yellow Furze
- Location:
- Yellow Furze, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Leamhain
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- (continued from previous page)of Mellifont.The grant and Spiritual charges jurisdiction was confirmed by the Bishop of Meath, and until the plunder and confiscation of the Monastery by Henry VIII in 1537 the parishes of Knock-Common (now Rosnaree) and Donore remained under the care of the Monks of Mellifont.The priest who was given charge of the Parish consulted with his people about building a new church, and they decided to do so. They selected a site for same close to the existing church in the present town-land of Newton.The year was in or about 1155. To (make) mark the site of the new church they cut four long poles placing on each corner.Next morning the poles were gone, and were found where(continues on next page)
- Collector
- V. Quinn
- Gender
- Unknown
- Informant
- P. Mullen
- Gender
- Unknown