School: Damastown (roll number 12327)
- Location:
- Damastown, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Delia Wilson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Page 266
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- My townland is Naptown. There are four farms and four houses. The names of the owners are Mr. Whyte, Mr. Curran, Mr. Corcoran, and Mrs. Wilson. They are all farmer's. There are about twenty-six inhabitants in Naptown. They all give employment. Mr.. Whyte is a native of Dublin. Mr. Curran is a native of Mayo and has lived in this district only six months. Mr. Corcoran is a native of Kerry and has been here a year. Mrs. Wilson is my Granny and she is a native of this locality. She tells me a few things about when she was young. She knows no Irish. The houses are all slated.
The district contains about six hundred acres of land and is good for grazing. A little is tilled but the most of it is grazing land.
None of the people know Irish only the school children.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Naptown, Co. Dublin
