School: Millín, Séipéal na Carraige (roll number 16329)

Location:
Milleenduff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Diolún
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  1. There is a very old castle in a certain part of the county Limerick. It was built six or seven hundred years ago, but is now in ruins. About eighty years ago some men were digging a trench quite close to the castle, and when they reached the depth of about two feet they came upon a circular iron plate with an inscription on it, apparently in a foreign language which they could not understand. They took the plate home with them. Some days afterwards a travelling hedge teacher called to the house. The plate was shown to him. He looked at the writing on the plate and saw that it was latin. He had a knowledge of latin and saw
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Collins
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Edward Dillon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    86
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Milleenduff, Co. Cork