School: Kildalkey (B.) (roll number 867)

Location:
Kildalkey, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Muiris Ó Fearghail
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    are all covered with ivy. It was founded in the fifth century by St. Trena, a roman bishop. St. Dympna lived in the monastery. She was a catholic and her father was a protestant. It was burned by the Danes about the ninth century and there is a round tower beside the monastery which was also burned by the Danes. A priest that lived there got the tower built in the fifth century.
    John Pender.
    Told by Mrs. Pender, Balatalion, Kildalkey.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. There is an old castle in Trimblestown. It is situated about a mile from Kildalkey. It was fortified during the war of sixteen hundred and forty-one and some time after. A family named the Barnewell and a man named Lords Trimblestown lived there. It is now in ruins. There is some of Trimblestown castle used as sheds. There is another castle in Moyrath. It is still in use. It was owned by a man named Mr. Potterton, and it was he that
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