School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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“Where the present Walterstown school is there once was an old thatched school.”
(continued from previous page)in the school. It was always in the night time that school was taught in those days.
At Garlow Cross the first mi:-
ll was erected in Meath. It was the first wat they found out how to grind corn. It was a French Lady who laid out the plan of it. Some of the stones are to be seen still.Given by:-
P. Reilly (Farmer)
Walterstown,
Garlow Cross.Written by:-
Clare Browne,
Proudstown,
Tara.28th March 1938, A.D.(no title)
“Long ago there came men from the west of Ireland to help the farmers in Co. Meath to do the harvest.”
Long ago there came men from the west of Ireland to help the farmers in County Meath to do the havest.Two men were working with Pat McGraine and when he paid them they put their wages in a bag and hid it until they were going home. They were telling Pat that they all used to being together on a Sunday to go on their journey. At the end of the harvest they used to meet again and count what they earned. Written by:-
Florence Kavanagh,
Walterstown,
Garlow Cross,
Navan. Given by:-
Pat McGraine (Farmer),
Walterstown,
Garlow Cross,
Navan.28th February 1938 A.D.- Collector
- Florence Kavanagh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Walterstown, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- Pat Mc Graine
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Walterstown, Co. na Mí