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School: Piltown (B.) (roll number 6189)

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Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Maolchaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0842, Page 227

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    heard shouting up till late that July night
    “Up Shea’s “ Down Holden’s
    “Up Holden’s” Down Shea’s
    No arrests were made. The police had to run. There was no Regatta in Fiddown that day. Years went by and all was forgotten and several boat-races were held in Fiddown again. The riverside people were never satisfied over the Faction fights on account of a great race that was to be rowed between a Fiddown crew and a down river crew from Windy House in four oared gigs with coxswains. The names of the boats were the “Swallow” and the “Red Rover”. The Fiddown crew owned the “Swallow” and Downane crew owned the “Red Rover”. The race was never rowed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. factions (~230)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cecil Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Thomas Cuddihy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Clerk
    Address
    Piltown, Co. Kilkenny