School: Newtown (roll number 15531)

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   seventy John Carey Newtown and Patrick Kenny Ballygill. There are six houses in ruins two of which were mud houses.
   People emigrated to America in former times.
   The village is mentioned in couple of songs which go as follows-:

   Around by Coffeys corner one evening
   I did stray, I met with another labourer who this to me did say,
   We have got orders from the ganger to meet at Newtown Hall
   But how are we, to get there without a motor car, O Beegan dear be of good cheer, I'll tell you what we'll do,
   Don't you worry about it or kick up a hull-a- bull-oo. We will wire down unto Coffey and we'll

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Newtown, Co. Roscommon

   Collector

   Máire Ní Cillín

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Newtown, Co. Roscommon