School: Kilbride (roll number 11793)

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   I live in Trimblestown. There are not many people living in it. The families are Martins, Mooneys, Caseys, Traynors, Doggetts, Kennedys, Larisseys and Cusicks. There are about forty people altogether. Kennedys is the most common name.
   The most of the houses are slated except a few farmers houses. There are only two people over seventy. Alot of people went to America long ago.
   The land is very good and there are no big hills in it. There are two rivers the name of one of the rivers is the big river

   

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   I live in Kilbride. There are twelve families in the townland. There are fourty four people in it. Monaghan is the most common name. There are five or six houses slated and the name number thatched. There are two people over seventy in the townland.

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Cill Bhríde, Co. Meath

   Collector

   Thomas Fitzsimons

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   13

   Address

   Cill Bhríde, Co. Meath