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School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)

Location:
Owning, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 046

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    Long ago and the present time fields have names. Near my dwelling in Ballyhenebry there are many fields some with names and others without them.
    The field called the "Wood field" facing my home, is so called because it leads the way to a wood through which a big river flows. Another field called the "Crown" was once a beautiful lawn with various flowers some of which still remain but now the field is used for tillage. In a field called the "river field" there is a rounded little wood of furze bushes and in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballyhenebery, Co. Kilkenny
    Collector
    Teresa Honney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhenebery, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Michael Honney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Ballyhenebery, Co. Kilkenny