School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 186
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- On the old Trim Road they used to drive salt from Drogheda to Trim. Old Peggy Reilly used to see him putting the money into the salt-sack. She used to be telling the people about it. One day a gang of men met him at the Crooked Meadows and tumbled all the salt out on the road and searched him. He had the money in a groove cut in the straddle. He saved the money because he used to change it every day.
- I haven't as much as would gingle on a thombstone.
I haven't as much as would put earnest in a beesame.
I haven't as much as would buy "The Life and Times of Cock Robin." (which was a halfpenny. - The Old School of Walterstown was at the stone wall at the top of the Schoolhouse Field.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alphonsus G. O' Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Monktown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Thomas Clusker
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Brownstown, Co. Meath
