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School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)

Location:
Walterstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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  1. Animals (continued)

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    duck. You say "Be, Be" for a Turkey.
    GIven by
    John Byrd (farm-labourer)
    Kenstown
    Brownstown,
    Navan
    Written by
    Alphonsus G. O'Kelly
    Monktown,
    Brownstown
    Navan
    26th April, 1938
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Worked In

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    "Worked in"
    When a man got goods and had no money to pay the man he "worked in" instead for whatever was due.
    Given by
    J.P. Kelly T.D.,
    Monktown
    Brownstown
    Navan
    Written by
    Alphonsus G. O'Kelly,
    Monktown,
    Brownstown,
    Navan
    26th April, 1938
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  3. Flannagans

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    Flanagans
    Flanagans lived in a thatched house in the Castle yard.
    26th April 1938 A.D.
    Given by
    J.P. Kelly T.D
    Monktown
    Brownstown
    Navan
    Written by
    Alphonsus G. O'Kelly
    Monktown
    Brownstown
    Navan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  4. Funeral Customs

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    Funeral Customs
    It is a custom to go round the graveyards three times with the corpse on your shoulders before putting it in the grave. This is done in honour of
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Florence Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Walterstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Michael Byrd
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Road worker
    Address
    Walterstown, Co. Meath