School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)

Location:
Walterstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 148

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    games and tricks. They used to have snuff and everyone who went in had to take a sniff at it. They never used to bring the corpse to the chapel like nowadays.
    Written by
    Florence Kavanagh,
    Walterstown,
    Garlow Cross,
    Navan.
    Given by
    Michael Byrd (road-worker)
    Walterstown,
    Garlow Cross,
    Navan
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Florence Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Walterstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Michael Byrd
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Road worker
    Address
    Walterstown, Co. Meath