School: Baile an Mhuilinn, An Droichead Nua (roll number 16654)
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: S.P. Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 454
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- (continued from previous page)stood where John O'Loughlin's house now is. I don't think the old people can tell any stories like what used to be told in olden times.
Houses were more numerous in days gone by, because the ruins of them are seen in many places throughout the townland.
It is said that many people emigrated to America and were never heard of afterwards.
The townland is not mentioned in any song or saying. The biggest part of the land is good fertile land. There are a few streams in my home district, but there are no stories connected with them.
- Travelling people still call to our home and they have been doing so for many a long year. They are not poor people for they have a lot of nice horses; but they sell small articles such as tie-pins, song-books, hair-pins, eggcups etc.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rose Curran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Punchersgrange, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Denis Curran
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Punchersgrange, Co. Kildare
