School: Castlemacadam
- Location:
- Castlemacadam, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Wm. Ffell
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- Piper's Corner. Over half a century ago there was an old house here in which lived an old man called Peter the Piper. Miss Page.
The Red Road. A road leading from the Main Avoca - Rathdrum road up to behind the Bell Rock. 2.13. Called this because of its colour from ochre in earth. - Colcannon is used for dinner on Ash Wednesday amongst some of the famlies but is not as frequently used as formerly
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- Miss Page
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- Female
- Most of the older generation here think it unlucky and not right to kill "piners" or cattle who are sick and incurable.
- White calves and cattle do not fetch as high a price as those of any other colour - one reason given being that they look dirty or show up dirty too clearly.