School: St Brigid's, Castleknock
- Location:
- Castleknock, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Mrs Thornton
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- Kathleen Stokes
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 10
- Address
- Castleknock, Co. Dublin
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Plunket
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- Over 70
- Address
- Castleknock, Co. Dublin
- When the Protestants took the Castleknock Church from the catholics there was mo church and the priest used to say Mass in a cave under the hill in Castleknock.
- Long ago there wos no elednc light and no clocks. People went by the(continues on next page)
- Q Smokes in the wood and no fire
Ans Cow|Dung.
Q Why does a cow look over a hill
Ans. Because it can't look under it.
What is it you cut to make it bigger.
And A grave.
