School: Lower Warren (roll number 7793)
- Location:
- Warren Lower, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Liam Mac Coiligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 215
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- Dillons were a family that lived here long ago, and there are some of their descendants here still.Those people are one of the oldest families in Westmeath. They fought with the Franciscans against Cromwell. They also fought many people around the country. The peole around here say that they were the best families for fighting ever to come into the County Westmeath.
- Collector
- Eddie Hatton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bealin, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Joe Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Bealin, Co. Westmeath
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“The McAuley lived in Tully.”
The McAuley lived in Tully.
They were kings - they had a Castle there and they fought there. The Chieftain was made in Tully - magawley in Mr.J.Gaynor's field. The remains of the castle are still to be seen.
