School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór
- Location:
- Kells, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0703, Page 094
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- (continued from previous page)they were met by priest-hunters. "Yees are late, gentlemen" says the Maquis. "This is a friend of mine that I am seeing off to Dublin"; and the two rode on. Sir Thomas rode with the priest all the way to Dublin and did leave him till he had left him with faithful friends.
- One day a gentleman rode up to the hall-door of Mr Rowley's House in Maperath. Now by the look of him Mr. Rowley suspected that he was a priest "on the run" and quickly he took him in and asked him who he was The gentleman admitted that he was a priest. Then Mr Rowley hid him in a secret chamber.
Hardly was this done when the priest-hunters rode up like the wind and pounded on the door. Mr Rowley opened it and the priest-hunters accused him of having a priest in the house. He admitted that(continues on next page) - Collector
- Annie Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Informant
- Mrs Molloy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Dulane, Co. Meath
