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School: Castledockrill (roll number 6598)

Location:
Mountfin Upper, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Seosamh de Hál
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0895, Page 299

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    three woods in it. Over seventy sever acres of land are in the big wood. Over thirty two are in the one below it. Over eleven are in the smaller one.
    There is a famous raheen in Tombrick. Long ago there was a castle in it. In that raheen there lived a hunchback. One day the hunchback was counting out gold when a man came into the castle. The man was nice to the hunchback and the hunchback gave him some money and sent him away and told him to tell no one about him.
    Stais Ni Cinneide,
    Tuaim an bhruic,
    Baile Ui Cearnaigh
    Aois: 14 bliana
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Stáis Ní Cinnéide
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Tombrick, Co. Wexford