School: Kilbeggan (B.)

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   of that sect living in the town now. The houses in the town are slate roofed but their are many tatched houses still on the outskirts as well as a few corrugated iron roofed ones. There are a good many old age pensioners residing here and a few that have passed the four score goal too. They speak only English although the use Irish phrases, for example the call their boots (brogues); they twist "Sugana" for to bind hay. They say often " Ill give you a clout of a "Boultain" (a bottle) refer to ashes as "Griseak" call a clay pipe a "Duddeen" etc.

   The name of the people in town over eighty are:-
   Our beloved Pastor (Fr John Cassidy) (85)
   Mrs Delaney 81
   Mrs King 81
   Paddy King 83
   Jim Plunkett 82

   
   Over seventy:-
   Larry Connell
   Miss Rourke
   Pat Rourke
   Mrs Collins and Mill Collins
   Jim Henary (82)
   Mrs Henary
   Mrs Brennan
   Mrs Scally
   Mrs Wyer
   Jim McLennon
   Paddy Colgan
   Mrs Neill
   Thomas Carey
   JIm Cooney
   Mr Sheehan

   All from the town here.

   
   There were more houses here in former times; some are gone completely, others

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath

   Collector

   Paul Dunican

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath