School: Kilmurry
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: A. de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0803, Page 248
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- Bracklin is my home district. It is in the parish of Daingean and the barony of Upper Philipstown. There are 24 families in Bracklin and 92 people. The people have different surnames but the name Finlay occurs twice. There are seven thatched and 17 slated houses in Bracklin. There are 7 people over 70 in Bracklin. None of them know Irish. They tell no English stories. Names & addresses:-
1. James Coyne, Bracklin, Kilbeggan W. meath.
2 Alice Cooke, “ “ “
3. Patrick Scally “ “ “
4. Mrs. Dunne “ “ “
5. Jim Dunne “ “ “
6. John Pidgeon “ “ “
7. John Murray “ “ “There are not many houses in ruins.
There are two sayings about Bracklin
1. “Eggs and rashers for the Bracklin dashers”
2. “Chopped up firs for the Bracklin curs.”
Half of Bracklin is under bog. The land is sandy in places. The rest of the land is good. There is a wood about three acres growing in Bracklin called Finlay’s wood because it is owned by Finlay. There is a stream in my district called the Silver River. There are no stories connected(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gretta Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Bracklin Little, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Thomas Dalton
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Bracklin Little, Co. Offaly
