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School: Piercetown (C.) (roll number 8690)

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Piercetown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire Furlong
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 351

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    There is a place in Johnstown called "Yeomanary Tower". It is situated in the parish of Piercestown.
    In the year '98 the yeomen hung the insurgents in that tower. A priest called Fr. Doyle was hanged there, and it is said that it wa a traitor who hung him.
    Any persom who passes by that tower after 10 pm is said to see the priest, and the shadow of him follows for some distance, and then when the person comes in ot a house where there is a light, the person faints.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. 1798 (~642)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Culleton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Piercetown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Redmondstown, Co. Wexford