School: Coppena, Graiguenamanagh (roll number 1152)
- Location:
- Coppanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 130
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- Philip Aylward
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coppanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- The year 1847 was a very hard year on poor people, as there was neither work nor food in the country. There is a story told of Thomas May of Milltown which I believe to be quite true. He was compelled to walk a distance of five miles from Griffins town to Goresbridge and work hard all day and walk the same distance home again for the small sum of four pence a day.
