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Seán Ó Móráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 365

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  1. History of Castletown (continued)

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    is called Brocha because there were many badgers in it.
    There is a field belonging to the Boland's situated near the graveyard in Castletown. It is called the Brick Park because Bricks were made there. The Bricks that built the Castle were got there and the stones were got not far away from it in a kind of a quarry near a hill.
    Richard Bracken
    Castletown
    Ballycumber
    Offaly
    I heard this from
    Joseph Bracken
    Castletown
    Ballycumber
    Offaly
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Castletown, Co. Offaly
    Collector
    Richard Bracken
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Joseph Bracken
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Offaly