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School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

Location:
Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0885, Page 036

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  1. My Home District - Kilmisten

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    I am living in the town's land of Kilmisten which is the Parish of Ardcavan and Barony of Shilmalier East.
    Some people say Kilmisten means 'Coill Measa" the wood of the nut-fruit for feeding swine. It is a very small towland and I will not get to say much about it.
    In the whole towns land there are only three families with an average of six people in every house.
    There are upwards of eighteen people in the towns land most of these are in our house as we have a big family.
    One of the houses is a farmer's which is our own and the other two are cottages.
    There are no old people over seventy in the townsland they do
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Kilmisten, Co. Wexford
    Collector
    Nancy Jordan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Jordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmisten, Co. Wexford