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School: Ross (roll number 12789)

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Ross, Co. Meath
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Cáit Bean Uí Mhaoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0718, Page 036

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    Saint Fechin's Staff was in possession of the Nugents of Multyfarnham. Both the Nugents of Farrenconnell and Multyfarnham were Catholics at one time and helped the priests and hid them.
    It is not given in history why Saint Fechin's Staff was removed from Multyfarnham to Farrenconnell, perhaps for safety. The old people of this neighbourhood over ninety years old remember to see it.
    From the day it came to Farrenconnell ill-luck followed the Nugents.
    All their stock died so they got very poor and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Cromwell (~315)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrysheridan, Co. Meath