School: Rathowen (B) (roll number 5101)
- Location:
- Rathowen, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Mc Garry
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0741, Page 235
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- (continued from previous page)bodies was dumped in a flood when next day his intended Lady O'Connor found his body and she rushing into the raging flood to recover it when she was lost herself and both bodies were recovered and is buried in the moat at the Bridge of Killenaugh and where many travellers on late nights does often see a sad funeral procession going into this moat and it is long known and named as the Moat of the Ghosts (or Ghost)
The bridge over the stream dividing Killenaugh int he parish of Rathowen Westmeath from Crosslea in the parish of Ardagh Co. Longford is also locally known as Moat-na-Footha Bridge. Perhaps this should be Moat-an-Phúca.
Leney llies between Ballinalack and Multyfarnham - an old castle or ruin on Leney Hill or Carrick Hill may be seen between Bunbrosna and Ballinalack on the Mullingar-Longford road.
- Collector
- T.F. Mc Garry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Collector
- Thomas Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Clonaboy, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Patrick Caulfield
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 70
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Killinagh, Co. Westmeath
