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School: Tallanstown (roll number 2746)

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Tallonstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
E. Mac Gráinnne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 149

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    My Home townland
    The name of my townland is Charlestown.
    There are fourteen families and sixty four people in it.
    Mc Ardle is the most common name around.
    There are four people over seventy in Charlestown. There names are J Mc Cann , T Rooney, Mrs Roe and Mrs O'Neill their addresses are Charlestown, Ardee, Co Louth
    The houses were all thatched and the old peole said that they were warmer.
    The houses were more numerous in the olden times.
    There are five old ruins in Charlestown.
    A good many people went to America in famine times.
    The land is hilly, boggy and good. There are no woods around here.
    Collected by Katie Melia
    Charlestown
    Ardee
    Co Louth
    Got from John Melia
    Charlestown
    Ardee
    Co Louthn
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Charlestown, Co. Louth
    Collector
    Katie Melia
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Charlestown, Co. Louth
    Informant
    John Melia
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Charlestown, Co. Louth