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School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)

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Walterstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 148

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  1. Wakes Long Ago (continued)

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    games and tricks. They used to have snuff and everyone who went in had to take a sniff at it. They never used to bring the corpse to the chapel like nowadays.
    Written by
    Florence Kavanagh,
    Walterstown,
    Garlow Cross,
    Navan.
    Given by
    Michael Byrd (road-worker)
    Walterstown,
    Garlow Cross,
    Navan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Graveyards

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    Graveyards
    There are two graveyards in this parish. Long ago there used to be three, Mountown, Templekiernan, and Staffordstown. Staffordstown graveyard has not been used for some years now.
    As you go into Mountown graveyard, on the left there is a little hollow. Long ago they used to bring the corpse around this hollow three times in honour of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost. there are also the ruins of an old chapel in it. This was the chapel that the monks used to go to mass in .
    Written by
    Florency Kavanagh,
    Walterstown,
    Garlow Cross,
    Navan.
    Given by
    Michael Byrd (road-worker)
    Walterstown,
    Garlow Cross,
    Navan
    28th April 1938 A.D.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Florence Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Walterstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Michael Byrd
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Road worker
    Address
    Walterstown, Co. Meath