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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 063

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    Local (Cures) Ruins
    There are the ruins of an old castle in Macreddin. They are opposite the Cementery. It is so old that no living person remembered it. The horse-men used to bring their horses to drink in a river through, a tunnel which is from the Castle to the river. It goes under the corner of the lower cemetery.
    There are also the ruins of a school in Macreddin. My father went to school there. It was closed when the new school was built in Ballycreen in 1894.
    The Catholic Church in Macreddin was a thatched Church in former years. It was burned down twice during the Penal times in Ireland. It was re-
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eddie O' Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cronawinnia, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Michael O' Byrne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Cronawinnia, Co. Wicklow