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School: Castlemacadam

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Castlemacadam, Co. Wicklow
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Wm. Ffell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0925, Page 127

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    Old Tombstone.
    This is number one of the six oldest tombstones in the local graveyard. Others may be older and look older too but the inscriptions are quire obliterated.
    Drawing of a tombstone with inscription inside
    I.H.S.
    Here Lyeth The
    Body of Terence
    Brennan who Dy-
    ed the 30th of Jan-
    uary. in Ye 60th -ear
    of his age. 1723.
    Copied 1934 in old Castlemacadan Graveyard.
    Calves.
    Best calf: roan colour for heifer
    Worst calf: white or whitish-yellow
    White or yellow calves are more inclined to have lice.
    Milkers.
    Sign of a good milker: A good square elder (udder)
    i.e. the spins (teats) equidistant from each other.
    Sign of a bad milker: A round udder. i.e. the hind spins close together.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr D. Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr T. Griffin
    Gender
    Male