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School: Clochar N. Muire, Loch gCarman

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr. Breandán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 284

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    Bloody Bridge
    Is situated in the parish of Enniscorthy. It is called Bloody Bridge, because a priest was killed there, by a protestant man by the name of Archi Sly, about sixty years ago, when coming from a sick call on horse-back. The blood is on the bridge to the present day, but before the priest died he said to the man "I will put a mark on you for life."
    He did so, by striking him on the head with his whip. Archi Sly bore the mark of the whip to the day of his death. 'Tis many a time I saw him my-self, with his hat pulled well over his forehead to try and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Neagle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    James Driscoll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford