School: Rathowen (B) (roll number 5101)

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1. The Chapel of Rathaspick (continued)

   

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   at the time of the English persecution.
   St. Dermot was supposed to be here before the Normans.

   

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   “About 90 years ago there lived a man in Rathowen the name of Flood.”

   

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   About 90 years ago there lived a man in Rathowen the name of Flood, and he took a disease from his own horse called Farcy and he died from it and when he died no one would wash him or put him in the coffin. There was a Fr. O'Donnell stopping in Loughanstown and he attended him and with the help of another man he put him into the coffin clothes an all upon a cart and when they came up a few perch up the Cnoc na Fise road (Loughanstown lane) at Darcy's Pool the coffin fell off the cart and into the pool and the lid fell off and the priest threw his stole about his neck and towld the few men that was behind to get in and wash him

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   Miss Ellen Langan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   75

   Address

   Russagh, Co. Westmeath