School: Convent, Ramsgrange
- Location:
- Ramsgrange, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: An tSr Úna le Muire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0874, Page 070
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Lowcay was lampooned by some unknown rustic bard, who sang of his atrocious deeds in '98 . Only one of the Stanzas remain , but it testifies how the Tyrant of Rosetown was hated by the People-
"Hell is full of Orangemen,
The Croppies cant get in,
And will make the Devils begging bag
Of Lowcay's yellow skin"
He residence has been knocked down and the land is owned by the Convent.
There was another Branch of the Lowcay Family in Kilhile. They are now all extinct . The were members of the ruling Powers of 1793.
Mr. Murphy Kilhile now owns his property.
- Another Family that lived in Rosetown, was Counsellor Robison. They intermarried with the(continues on next page)
