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School: Yellow Furze

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Yellow Furze, Co. Meath
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Síle, Bean Uí Leamhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 324

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    Absolutely authentic accoutn of material for Drama in 3 Acts -
    Scene - Johnstown Village - Meath
    Time - 1798 (1st act)
    1860 (2nd)
    1867 (3rd)
    1798. Act 1. On the eve of the fatal battle of Tara there was a consignment of porter from Murphy's Brewery at Navan on its way to Dublin. (Murphy afterwards lived and his descendants still live at Kilcarn Park.) When passing Tara, it was freely distributed among the croppies assembled there (some say it was sent purposely to them.) Adter that they fell an easy prey to the "Red Coats".
    Act II - 1860
    James Coyle Johnsntown. Locally known as "Jippy" Coyle joined the Crusaders to help Pope Pius IX against the Garibaldi who invaded the Papal State.
    Poor Jippy not being very steady was sent home from Ancona
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Bruton
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    TJ Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Johnstown, Co. Meath