School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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“Where the present Walterstown school is there once was an old thatched school.”
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“Long ago there came men from the west of Ireland to help the farmers in Co. Meath to do the harvest.”
Long ago there came men from the west of Ireland to help the farmers in County Meath to do the havest.Two men were working with Pat McGraine and when he paid them they put their wages in a bag and hid it until they were going home. They were telling Pat that they all used to being together on a Sunday to go on their journey. At the end of the harvest they used to meet again and count what they earned. Written by:-
Florence Kavanagh,
Walterstown,
Garlow Cross,
Navan. Given by:-
Pat McGraine (Farmer),
Walterstown,
Garlow Cross,
Navan.28th February 1938 A.D.