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School: Ballyfasey, Glenmore (roll number 9880)

Location:
Ballyfasy Lower, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 514

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    Murphy of Moulerstown was a good mower he used to mow about one and a half acres in a day. Tommy Freyne of Kilbride lifted the Kilbride stone.
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    In olden times the people of this locality used to jump for sport across a stream which is now called the Áth. The part of the stream that they used to jump across was about twenty-three feet wide. The best jumper there was known as Marks Walsh who is now about eighty-three years old.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny