School: Broadford, Moyvalley (roll number 764)
- Location:
- Broadford, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Buachalla
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- (continued from previous page)is called "Bleach Well". The nicest water in Ireland is in it but no matter what way you try to heat it it will never boil. It was built for a flax-mill and that is why it is called "Bleach Well". The people that lived there long ago were famous for making linen. They gathered flax and made the linen out of it. When they had it make they sold it to the people around and also to the shops. The walls of the mill are still to be seen.
- Once upon a time there were three men cleaning a river in Mr. Hamiltons land in Oldcourt (Carbury) and when they were cleaning it near the bridge they found a crock of gold. They had just taken it up when they(continues on next page)
