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School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)

Location:
Monknewtown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0713, Page 402

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    because rushes grow in that field. There is a bank in Mr. Delaney field called the furry bank. It is so called because there is furies growing there. We pass by a place going to school we call it the big stone. The reason it is called because there is a stone there. The stone is out in the Mattock river. King William's is the m. name of a place at Oldbridge. It is called that because King William with his soldiers came through that glen in doing battle with King James.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dowth, Co. Meath