School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)
- Location:
- Kilskeer, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 464
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- There is a gate on our road which is called "The Stirabout Gate". During the time of the Penal Days in Ireland, the people would be in a hurry to eat their porridge in the mornings, and they used to come to this gate and finish it there. There is a stile beside the gate where they used to sit and eat their meal. This gate is situated about three quarters of a mile from Kilskyre and this is how it got its name.Collected by, Betty Casserly,
Springville, Kells, Co Meath
- Collector
- Betty Casserly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Springville or Dandlestown, Co. Meath
- This is a hill near our house called Croc na Teine. This is how it got its name. One night there were two men coming home from a dance in Kiloe. When they came to this hill they(continues on next page)
