School: Tullistown (roll number 5751)

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1. Churning (continued)

   

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   milked them in the yard and got milk by pisreóg.
   Peggy Coyloe Tullystown, Castletown.
   Information obtained from my mother,
   Mary Coyle, Tulystown, Castletown,Streete, Co West Meath.

   

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2. Local Ruins

   

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   There are several ruins around this locality including castles and old houses and churches.

   Convenient to my home there is the ruins of an old monastery and at one time the residence of Bishop Hughes. This old monastery was occupied by some order of Monks and there is a holy well beside the Church known as Bishop Hugh's well. It appears that one day the Bishop was on his way to a sick call and lost the key of the Tabernacle and it is said that where he found the key the well sprang up. It rises up between two stones and the supply of water never either increases or reduces. Within a short distance from here is the ruins of the historic monastery of St Feichin of Fore and also the ruins of the mill that worked without water.

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Julia Mac Dermott

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Foyran, Co. Westmeath

   Informant

   William Mac Dermott

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Foyran, Co. Westmeath