School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)
- Location:
- Stormanstown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Ceallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)former times. The majority of them are in ruins. Plenty of people emigrated to America and elsewhere.
The land is not hilly nor boggy. It is good.
There is a wood called Louthhall wood. It is half a mile long and ten perches wide.
"The ship she has landed, her sails are expanded
The gentlemen and ladies are standing waiting all
To welcome his Lordship, most noble and concordious,
To his seat most gorgeous in Sweet Louthhall."
- About forty years ago there lived in Tullakeel two old men named John Ward and Pat Beirne.
One evening there was a dance on Stormanstown Mount and these two men went to it. As they were too old to dance they sat down on the mount looking at the young people dancing. The music was so soothing that the two of them fell asleep.
The people danced until about twelve o'clock and then they went(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mae O' Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullakeel, Co. Louth
