School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)
- Location:
- Wolfhill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 204
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- These place names are in the townland of Shanrath in the parish of Ballyadams. Ballyadams is in the County of Leix.
Darby's Craft.
Not far away from my house in Shanrath there is an old ruin of a house in a garden. There was a man shot in that garden for being a spy during the time of the White Feet. He used to tell stories to the police. This man was taken out of his bed one night and shot. Travisse was the name of the man.
Paud's Craft
The field belongs to Delaney's of Shanrath.
Tilly's Mountan
This is a marshy hill. The man who owned it was called Tilly.
Peg's Field
This field was called Peg's field(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanragh, Co. Laois
- Informant
- William Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shanragh, Co. Laois
