School: St. Vincent de Paul, Drogheda (roll number 851)
- Location:
- Droichead Átha, Co. Lú
- Teacher: Sr. Magdalen
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 201
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- Maiden Tower is in Morningtown. It got its name from a maiden who lived in it. She was about to be married when her sweetheart had to go to war. He told her if he was alive that the captain would hoist a white flat and if he was dead he would hoist a black flag. The maiden watched for his return while she sewed on top of the tower. At last he was on his way home and he told the captain to hoist the black flat, to see how she would take it. When the maiden saw the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Kavanagh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardán Iósaif, Co. Lú
