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School: Dalystown (roll number 15307)

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Dalystown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Kathleen Grehan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 095

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    “There is a lone rock Loxan Thomas in Michael Bonney's bottoms...”

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    with water of brownish colour and it is said that there is a copper deposit somewhere near.
    Katty Brien,
    Dec. 1938
    Told to me by Mrs. Fallon
    Gaddanstown,
    Dalystown, Mullingar
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    At the Buildings - Robinstown House - lived Matt Kearney and his wife Julia Kearney, nee Kearney - she was Kearney before she was married. One morning they were eating their breakfast and a neighbour arrived. When they had finished the man jumped up and began to pick the crumbs from the table. Matt, thinking the man was hungry
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gaddaghanstown, Co. Westmeath