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School: Móin Ruadh, Knocktopher

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Moanroe Commons, Co. Kilkenny
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Donncha Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0849, Page 353

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    (continued from previous page)
    of them know Irish. All of them can tell stories in English. These are the names and addresses of the old people.
    Johanna Rafter,
    Catstown,
    Hugginstown,
    Co, Kilkenny.
    Mr. Micheal Costello,
    Mabbstown,
    Hugginstown,
    Co, Kilkenny.
    Richard Forrestal,
    Catstown
    Hugginstown
    Co, Kilkenny.
    Long ago houses were more plentiful than now but many of them are in ruins now. The people emigrated from here to America long ago. Here is what a man said about this townsland as he was breaking stones on the Newline and he was hungry and he said.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Hugginstown, Co. Kilkenny
    Collector
    Mary Rafter
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Catstown, Co. Kilkenny