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School: Swords (B.) (roll number 755)

Location:
Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
A. Hamill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0789, Page 122

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    The district I live in is called Rathbeale. It is in the Parish of Swords, and is in the townland of Town Park. It is in the barony of of Nethercross. It got its name from a mound near it called the Rath. There are about twenty four families in this district. It has a population of over a hundred.
    The family most common is Crosbie.
    The older houses are slated and the modern houses are tiled. There are only a few old people living here such as Mrs. Caffrey and Mrs. Madden.
    They do not know Irish. There are more houses in it today than in former times, as there are new houses in it.
    There are the ruins of a few old houses in it. The land is flat with a nice stream running through it, called Broad Meadow.
    It is not mentioned is song or story
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Swords, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    John Gannon
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Gannon
    Gender
    Male