School: Irishtown
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Margaret McNally
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- (continued from previous page)The track of it is almost covered in grass.
- At the back of Farraher there is the mark of an old road that was there long ago.
The people of Lakenstown used to come to old Ballynacargy by this road. One time Ballynacargy was above the chapel in Mr Casey's fields and there are many stones where houses once stood.
This road was once like a village with all the houses on both sides of it, but now there is nothing but stones and grass and animals there. At the beginning of this(continues on next page)- Collector
- Phyllis Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Irishtown, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- James Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ballintue, Co. Westmeath