School: St. Mary's (B.), Droichead Átha (roll number 15125)
- Location:
- Droichead Átha, Co. Lú
- Teacher: A. Mac Uidhlinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 454
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“This is a true story, this Fairy tale happened at Beamore Co. Meath, in the Parish of St. Marys Drogheda, I have seen the woman.”
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In Ardbracain near Navan Co. Meath in the Parish of St. Mary's Drogheda Pots of Gold were found in the Penial times.
Schoolmasters were forbidden to teach Irish, the English sent English masters. The Irish school master were called Poor Schoolers and if they were caught they would be killed.
A Schoolmaster named Daly was stopped in a house called bacatand (bacahand) in Ardbracain. They owned fields and in one field there was a Fort. While they were digging near the Fort they found a flag, and under the stone flag they found a little Gold. They found different other things, they brought the flag home and put it one side of the chimney.(continues on next page)