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School: Wilkinstown (roll number 1917)

Location:
Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire Ní Failcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 106

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    give him such things as milk, butter, eggs, cabbage, potatoes and other things they had plenty of. The poorer children were not supposed to give anything.
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  2. A Local Heroes

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    There was a man living in the village of Wilkinstown whose name was Duignan. He could lift the heaviest articles without any trouble.
    One day he was coming home with a "float" full of sheep and when he was coming near his house the wheel came out. He was so strong that he supported the "float" himself. He also could lift up a stone a few hundred weight and throw it a good distance.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Fleming
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balsaw, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Fleming
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balsaw, Co. Meath