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School: Walshestown (roll number 3245)

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Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 445

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    The only stones of any historic interest in Walshestwon parish are those which are supposed to be erected over some warrior who fell in some battle long ago.
    Five of those stand in a row about 10 yards apart in Willie Cassidy's land North East of Slanemore Hill and two more in Mr Quinns land (a) at Portloman.
    On the Johnstown road about 300 yards from Clarks cross-roads there is a stone called the "Cobblers stone". The pecularity about it is that no matter how it was covered it would be stripped the following morning.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Hanley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Westmeath