1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Stamullen

School: Stamullen (roll number 3181)

Location:
Stamullen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Ghamhna
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0685, Page 311

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0685, Page 311

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Stamullen
  2. XML Page 311
  3. XML (no title)
  4. XML “Gormanstown”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. (no title)

    “There are three holes in the fields belonging to Mrs Filgate where they used to steep the flax grown, in Kilbrickstown and Stedalt.”

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Stamullen, Co. Meath

  2. Gormanstown

    Share Share Post
    In the years when Cromwell was in Ireland it is said he once visited Mosney.
    Here a battle took place, and a great number were slain.
    The blood of the slain mingled with the water of the mill race which drove the mill, and from that out the mill was known as "Mill Murdery".
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit