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School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)

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Walterstown, Co. Meath
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Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 224

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  1. Games (continued)

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    and runs after all the other children. The first child who is tigged is in the chain and so on till every one of them is in the chain.
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  2. Roads

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    Roads
    These are the names of the roads in this Parish:- The Slanduff Road, The Glen Road, The Fairland Road, The Skryne Road, The Post Road, the Staffordstown Road, The Kentstown Road, The Green Road, The Streamstown Road, The Lismullen Road, Billy's Road, the Giltown Road, The Church Road.
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  3. Mass Paths

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alacoque Collins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Follistown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    R. Collins
    Occupation
    Farm-worker
    Address
    Follistown, Co. Meath

  4. Old Custom

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    Old Custom
    This is an old custom that the people had at the crossroads long ago. All the people used to dance and sing, and men that they used to call "blind fiddlers" used to come and play fiddles and bands for the people who used to be there at the crossroads till all hours of the night.
    Written by
    Alacoque Collins
    Follistown
    Brownstown
    Navan
    Given by
    Mrs B Collins (ban on tigh)
    Follistown
    Brownstown
    Navan
    9th June 1938
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