School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)

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1. Old Houses (continued)

   

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   lived The "Bishop" Magrath and Betty Magrath but in front of the School and near the chapel lived mackens - Christy and Pat, and another Macken family lived at the back of the school and on the right bank of "The Baushla River". Pat McGrane's father lived in Farrels Field across from the School Garden. James Reilly and Peggy lived where Farrels are now. Kellys of Navan were farmers for whom they worked and they lived in Farrels house too. Austin the shoemaker lived farther down the lane. Langan lived father down still. Pat Byrd lived there after Langan. At the old Mills lived theTaylor Coffey. He was a very small man and used to wear a big tall hat to try to make himself look big.

   29th March 1938 AD

   Written by
   Alphonsus G. O'Kelly,
   Monktown,
   Brownstown,
   Navan

   Given by
   John Byrd (farm labourer)
   Kentstown,
   Brownstown,
   Navan

   

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2. The Common Birds of the District

   

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   The Common Birds of the District are:-
   the robin, the swiney, the chaffinch, the bullfinch, the goldfinch, the Wren, the starling, the blackbird, the thrush, the pigeon, the crow, the mountainy thrush, the willie-wag tail, the stoney chatter, the

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Clare Brown

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Proudstown, Co. Meath

   Informant

   Michael Brown

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 55

   Occupation

   Herd

   Address

   Proudstown, Co. Meath