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School: Clonmellon (C.) (roll number 9501)

Location:
Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0253

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    (continued from previous page)
    he found a round lump of iron a little larger than half-a-crown.
    This curious piece of iron had a hole in the centre of it and around it carved fish, geese, horses and men.
    A closed tunnel surrounds Newtown Castle. In this tunnel there is supposed to be a raven minding a gold sow and a litter of pigs. Mr Courtney that lived in Kilrush got a priest hanged on an ash tree beside his own castle. This tree is to be seen yet.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Joseph Dunne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Westmeath