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School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

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Adamstown, Co. Wexford
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Donnchadh Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 260

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    The Adamstown Races were held in eighteen hundred and seventy and in eighteen hundred and seventy one in the racecourse now occupied by Mr Rothwell.
    The best view of the races was from the Maidedue (owned by Mr William Kelly, Doonooney, Adamstown) and the kiln field (owned by Mr Martin Kelly, Doonooney, Adamstown)
    The course was around Newtown, and the racecourse was owned at that time by Mr J Downes.
    There was a boy named O'Neill killed in Adamstown the race evening.
    He was killed by being struck accidently by the pole of a standing
    (sweet stall)
    He was a step brother of John Maloney of Raheen.
    The following is a song which was composed years ago about the Adamstown Races.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
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      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Adamstown, Co. Wexford