School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 108
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“Where the present Walterstown school is there once was an old thatched school.”
(continued from previous page)in the school. It was always in the night time that school was taught in those days.
At Garlow Cross the first mi:-
ll was erected in Meath. It was the first wat they found out how to grind corn. It was a French Lady who laid out the plan of it. Some of the stones are to be seen still.Given by:-
P. Reilly (Farmer)
Walterstown,
Garlow Cross.Written by:-
Clare Browne,
Proudstown,
Tara.28th March 1938, A.D.
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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.”
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- Florence Kavanagh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Pat Mc Graine
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Walterstown, Co. Meath