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School: Seskin, Donard

Location:
Seskin, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Mrs Rose Tutty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0916, Page 013

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0916, Page 013

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  1. Burial (continued)

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    the remains of people buried in this cemetery.
    This cemetery or buriel ground, belonged to a small family which were supposed to be poor. The absence of metal indicates poverty.
    The Cloanshannon find touches on one of the most difficult problems in Irish pre-History.
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  2. My Home District

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    The name of my home district is Derrynamuck. There is no family living in it, but ourselves and there are nine persons in our family.
    Our family name is not very common. Our house is thatched and slated. the meaning of Derrynamuck is the "Valley of the Pigs" There are no old people living in it now.
    There were a couple of houses in it long ago but now they are gone to ruins. There were people living in one of the houses and their
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Derrynamuck, Co. Wicklow
    Collector
    Emy Hoxey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Derrynamuck, Co. Wicklow