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School: Johnstown (roll number 877)

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Johnstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Miss H.C. Hickie
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0687, Page 165

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  1. Story of a Murderer and Suicide

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    This is the story of a stud groom who had charge of a gentleman's horses at Gerrardstown Dunshaughlin. He was extremely jealous of his wife. This morning when he went out to work he chanced to hear some injudicious remark concerning his wife.
    He rushed back, shot his wife and baby and then himself.
    No churchyard would take his remains for burial Mrs Reilly remembers seeing the coffin being taken from one to another on a cart and being refused admittance everywhere.
    At last it was thrown into the sea at Balbriggan. The house of tragedy was demolished by order of the Dunshaughlin priests. The place is said to be haunted since.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    Over 70
    Address
    Johnstown, Co. Meath