School: An Drom (Drom Thurles) (roll number 585)
- Location:
- Drom, Co. Tipperary
- Teachers: Pilib Ó Ó Muireadhaigh Pádraig Ó Cléirigh
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- (continued from previous page)It is very low and wet and this is the reason why it is called boggy.A field about three fields from the house is called "Paddy's Acre," The reason it is called this is, a man by the name of Paddy Ryan owned this acre. There was a cottage on this acre.
In a field opposite the house there is a lime kiln. This kiln fell in when the men were working there long ago and killed some of the men.In the fort field there is a large hollow. This is called "The Fairies Glen." In Moonvoure there is a big hill which is called "The Furzy Hill." - Our farm is situated in the townsland of Knocka, in the parish of Drom, in the Co. Tipperary. In one of our fields there is a pump. This field is three fields, on the left hand side, from Barna Cross. In this field there is a pump. The name of this is "The Pump Field" because of the pump being(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edward Kirwan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockagh, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Michael Kirwan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockagh, Co. Tipperary