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School: Ballynacargy (C.) (roll number 7893)

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Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
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Bean Mhic Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 293

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    “The soldier's acre ...”

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    The soldiers acre. - This field is in Ballygarvey. The soldiers used to drill there long ago. There was a dual fought there in years gone by.
    The cave field. - About three fields from the above mentioned field there is a field called the "cave-field". There is a cave in it. Some years ago the owners of the land opened the cave. They found some battle-axes, hammers and chisels.
    There is a "moat" in this
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Maeve Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Mary Ward
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath