School: Lisdowney, Ballyragget
- Location:
- Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mheachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0868, Page 127
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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. - In the parish of Lisdowney Co. Kilkenny there was a thatched house which was owned by James Keane Ballyconra. One day while he was at the railway his daughter put a lighted fir up the chimney. The fire reached the roof and burned the whole house.
- In the parish of Lisdowney Co. Liex there are many fields which are owned by William Kenny Ballyhealy. They all have got various names such as the "Kiln field" the "Boisín" the "Coarse field" and the "School house field". The "Kiln field" gets its name from a kiln which is beside that field. In olden times the "Boisín" was a lane leading to a farm. The "Coarse field" gets(continues on next page)
