School: Killanure, Mountrath (roll number 8095)
- Location:
- Killinure, Co. Laois
- Teacher: C. Ní Dhubhlainn
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- A Burning
In 1882 there was a big burning in the district of Inchiniskey. The house of the Pre/ present Johns Breen's parents went on fire and either 2 or 3 chn lost their lives.
The fire originated in the kitchen. The Baby's Cradle was left in the kitchen too near the fire. It went on fire & the staircase was burned.Old Mrs Nora Breen who was a young woman at the time jumped with her youngest baby in her arms, out thr the window & in this way saved herself & baby.
In the same year the present 2 story house was built.
Twenty-five years later the whole shed of turn of the same family was burned out. Someone brought out a "live coal" to light his pipe & threw the remainder into the turn shed.
Peggy Phelan brought this account from her parents Bacca
Mr & Mrs Denis Phelan
- Collector
- Peggy Phelan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bockagh, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Denis Phelan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bockagh, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mrs Denis Phelan
- Relation
- Parent
- Address
- Bockagh, Co. Laois
