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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

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Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 517

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    In 1697 the Rev. Thomas Dillon returned to Ireland from France where he had been educated and ordained. He was a descendant from the houses of Drumraney and Donamony. During the year of 1697 there were some people residing in the locality who got grants of land from the confiscators of Queen Elizabeth. They looked down on their Catholic neighbours who were plundered, and disliked, particularly they banned priests. When the news spread that Fr. Dillon was preaching the Gospel amongst them the priest-hunters were up and doing and planning how to arrest him. One night in August the priest was hiding in a farmer's house near the "busy mill" when he got a message to attend a poor man who was dying in Ardnacraney. Fr. Dillon
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Tang, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Nora Farrell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tang, Co. Westmeath