School: Lower Warren (roll number 7793)
- Location:
- Warren Lower, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Liam Mac Coiligh
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- There are two forts in Twy. The Scotch people call two - twa and the people around here called it twa-fort - twy fort - Twyfort.
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“Tury House was a nunnery in olden times.”
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- Mrs Hughes
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- Maughera, Co. Westmeath
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“Some time ago if a Protestant man wanted to buy a horse, he would go to a Catholic man to buy a horse.”
Some time ago if a Protestant man wanted to buy a horse, he would go to a Catholic man to buy a horse. At that time the Catholic man would have to sell the horse for the money the Protestant man would bid, because it was the law to do it.
One day a man named OBrien(continues on next page)