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School: Baile an Mhuilinn, An Droichead Nua (roll number 16654)

Location:
Milltown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S.P. Ó Donnchadha
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    is taught at school for the last ten years. There were not as many houses in former days as there are now. There is a canal running through this townland but there are no lakes in it.
    There are a school, a chapel and two shops in it. The inhabitants are all Catholics.
    I got this account from my neighbours.
    Signed: Eamon Tiernan
    Miltown,
    Newbridge,
    Co. Kildare.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    My home district is in the townland of Puncher's Grange, Parish of Feighcullen, Barony of Connell, and Co. Kildare. There are about 24 families in my home district, and about 140 people. Most of the houses are slated, but there are also a few thatched houses. There are [tree] three old people over seventy years, living in my home district; but they cannot speak the Irish language, they have good old Irish names on many fields and paddocks etc.
    Grange got its name from a granary where grain used to be kept, and it is said that the granary
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Punchersgrange, Co. Kildare
    Collector
    Rose Curran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Punchersgrange, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Denis Curran
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Punchersgrange, Co. Kildare