School: Shanbogh, New Ross (roll number 5297)
- Location:
- Shanbogh Upper, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Seán Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0846, Page 144
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- (continued from previous page)fifty years ago and the name is now becoming obsolete.
- Ned informed me that a man had once told him thst he was cured of warts by washing them in the water in the hole if St FIntan's Stone
- Informant
- Ned Fortune
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Fisherman
- Address
- Shanbogh Upper, Co. Kilkenny
- As regards the origin of the hole or foot-print, his account is the same as that I have already given except it was to Brandon Hill St Fintan was jumping and not Tory Hill. He believed it was St. Fintan was responsible for it and not a giant.
- Informant
- Ned Fortune
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Fisherman
- Address
- Shanbogh Upper, Co. Kilkenny
- There are many roads in Shanbogh but only two with Irish names.
One is known as the Boher gannee. I asked Ned Fortune to throw some light on the meaning which was not very clear. Ned pointed(continues on next page) - Informant
- Ned Fortune
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Fisherman
- Address
- Shanbogh Upper, Co. Kilkenny
