School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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“Macken's Publicans and Farmers who lived opposite the present School in Walterstown. were at one time very well off.”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- Planting the potatoLong ago the people used to make hole in the ground with a stick. In this hole they put the potato. Now the method is very different.Written by:-
Florence Kavanagh,
Walterstown,
Garlow Cross,
NavanGiven by:-
John Derby (farm worker)
Walterstown,
Garlow Cross,
Navan21 March 1938 - Planting the OatsLong ago there used to be "Races" in the "Rock Field", behind Paddy Reilly's cottage on the Rock Hill. Christy Macken, Publican of Walterstown Village, owned the Sprout field at this time. He used to plant oats in it. Before he used to plant the crop, he used to steep the seed oats in a barn for some time. The oats used to be up before he planted it at all, on account of the steeping. On this day of the Rock Races, the people were going by saw the brown field with nothing planted in it. While the(continues on next page)