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School: Cushinstown (roll number 3146)

Location:
Cushinstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Rita Dardis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 040

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    Piercetown lies between Ardcath and Cushenstown. In the 15th century it was well populated. It possessed a Catholic Church which was down by Cromwell. The ruins of this church are still to be seen in the old graveyard. At the bottom of a laneway was a castle and in lived Lord Pierce. At the back of this castle is Pudding Hill.
    Today Piercetown is thinly
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Attracta Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cushinstown, Co. Meath