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School: Newtownmountkennedy

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Newtown Mountkennedy, Co. Wicklow
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Tomás Ó Caoilte
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0928, Page 073

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    There is no name on the tombstone. The pension given to him was continued to his brother and died out with the family. There are people of that name still living around Newtown but whether they are related to him is not known, nor do they claim relationship.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Sionóid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadreenan, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    C.B. Haslam
    Age
    75
    Address
    Newtown Mountkennedy, Co. Wicklow