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The Desmond Hall Newcastle West Co. Limerick

Curator: Noel OConnell
July 18, 2017
5 Pages
School: Scoil Na Mbraithre

A brief history of the Fitzgeralds of Desmond and their castle in Newcastle West.

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Authors:
Pádraig Vaughan

Sources:
Guided tour and information given at the castle itself.

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Categories:
Historical Tradition

Sub Categories:
Local Monuments

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School and Country Life in the 1930s

Curator: dermot dillon
July 02, 2017
3 Pages
School: St. Colman's N S

98 year old local man recalls his schooldays in the 1930s; walking to school in his feet, saving turf with the slane, playing "banging buttions" at break time, brown bread and milk in a glass bottle for lunch and fetchin ...

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Authors:
Tom Finn and David O'Gara http://irishfamily.toweyclan.com/

Sources:
http://irishfamily.toweyclan.com/ Cloontia Families http://www.fisfilmproject.ie/film-archive/fff/

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Categories:
Livelihood and Household support
The Community

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Games I Play
My Home District

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Stories from 'In-Home'

Curator: Aoife McDonnell
March 22, 2019
11 Pages
School: Portumna Community School

Pages include the myths and stories of what it was like growing up in the place called 'In-Home' Narrated by father of interviewer. Born in 1950 and had 8 siblings older than him.