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School: Whitecross, Julianstown (roll number 3380)

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Whitecross, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Criostóir Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0685, Page 178

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    In Rogerstown on the banks of the River Nanny the ruins of an old Chapel is still to be seen. Long ago it is believed that people attended Holy Mass in this building. Some time after a new chapel was built and the old one was abandoned. Mr John Markey kept horses in it after it was left out of use. For a time the horses stayed in the place but then they got restless. Mr Paddy Sheils (the present Mr Paddy Sheils' grandfather) was employed in minding the horses then. Still they could not be kept quiet, and in the end a new shed had to be built and the horses were removed out of the ruins.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Boylan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rock Bellew, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mr Murtagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rock Bellew, Co. Meath