School: Clochar na Trócaire, Gráig na Manach
- Location:
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. Agatha
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- (continued from previous page)could catch rabbits and hares by running after them. He is a middle aged man. He is now a solicitor in Wexford.
Mick Neill of Mooneen Graig could also catch rabbits by running after them. He could hit them with a stick before they would get in to the hole.
Danny Murphy Carrigleade Graig also has the name of being able to catch rabbits by running after them. - John White locally called Big White was counted the biggest and stongest man(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr James Kiely
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Occupation
- Steward
- Address
- Coolroe, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Whelan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Huckster
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Phil Cushen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Occupation
- Manager
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Catherine Maguire
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Tinnahinch, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Bolger
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupations
- Boatman
- Lock-keeper
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny