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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 201

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    eighteen forty seven many people emigrated to America when there was nothing but misery at home for them.
    The land is fairly hilly but still it is good arable land. A river called the Devlin flows through Creewood. It rises in McKenna's field in the parish of Rushwee and flows onward till it meets another river called the mattock and it flows into The Boyne. On the banks fo the Devlin, are three crappies' graves, a
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Collector
    Kitty Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath