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School: Clochar Loreto, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)

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Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Colm
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    When Cromwell had besieged Drogheda he marched up the Boyne to take Athlumney and Dunmoe Castles, but the owners had it planned between them that if Cromwell tried to take their castles they would burn them. When Dunmoe Castle's owner saw Cromwell coming, he burned his Castle and Athlumney's owner seeing this took all his jewels & gold and according to the tradition of his family threw them down a well in the castle and then burned the Castle.
    Years passed by and nobody found out about the treasure in the well. An Englishman named Greenhart happened to find out about it, so he bought the ground that the Castle was on and set men to work digging where he
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mr Mc Entaggart
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brews Hill, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Rita Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Emmet Terrace, Co. Meath