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School: Ballycreen, Aughrim

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Ballycreen Lower, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Nóra Ní Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0921, Page 061

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    My Home District
    The townland in which I live is Cronawinna. It is in the parish of Aughrim and in the Barony of Ballinacor. There are two hundred acres of land in Cronawinna. The houses in Cronawinna are of cement walls, with thatched or tiled roofs.
    The name the most common in my district is O'Byrne. Mr Stapleton of Sheeanabeg is the oldest person in my home district He can tell stories in English but does not know Irish.
    Houses were more numerous in my district in former years. There are many ruins of houses on Cronawinna Hill. In one of them an old piper
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Cronawinnia, Co. Wicklow
    Collector
    Eddie O' Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cronawinnia, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Michael O' Byrne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Cronawinnia, Co. Wicklow