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School: Newtownmountkennedy

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Newtown Mountkennedy, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Caoilte
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0928, Page 067

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  1. Newtown Mountkennedy - Baile Ó gCearnaigh

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    The small town or village of Newtownmountkennedy is situated in the county Wicklow. It is about seven Irish miles from Bray and Wicklow towns and about three miles from the Irish sea. It gets its name from an Alderman Kennedy who lived during the reign of King Charles II.
    The old name of Newtown is Baile Ó gCearnaigh and there is a mound up is Mr Gracie's field. Nobody knows the name of it and it may have been Kearney's mound.
    Long ago the village was much larger than it is now. There were Three hotels over twenty public houses three bakeries three blacksmith's forges and a
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    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Newtown Mountkennedy, Co. Wicklow
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Cearnaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmacullagh, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    J. Kavanagh
    Age
    75
    Address
    Kilmacullagh, Co. Wicklow