School: Grian Airbh (Graine), Urlingford (roll number 6017)
- Location:
- Graine, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhubhshláine
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 251
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- The name of my parish is Gurtnahoe and the townsland of Graiguehesia. The are seven families and there are thirty people living there.
There are two people over seventy years. They are well able to tell stories in English but they do not know Irish.
There is a ruin of an old church in our townsland the name is Oglish.
Lots of people from this townsland emigrated to other countries such as America Austraila, and Africa.
The greater part of the land is good only two moors in the end corner.
There is a very big wood growing in our townsland. It is about four miles long and about one mile wide. The name of it(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr W. Laffan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Graigaheesha, Co. Tipperary
