School: Cill Chais, Cluain Meala (roll number 596)
- Location:
- Kilcash, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Dubhghail
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- (continued from previous page)a drilling field in Black and Tan days. It is the border of three townslands and three landlords estates. Brick making was carried on there once.
- (2) TOOR - Tuair - a bleaching greenTownland; Toor
Parish; Kilcash and Kilsheelan
Barnony; Iffa and Offa East
There are 103 people living in Toor and about 21 families. The two names most common now are Walsh and Strang. There are no thatched houses; all are slated. The old people are able to tell stories in English. There were a good many more houses in it long ago. There are six or seven old ruins there now. All people went to America in former years because they were in want for the land was poor. The townland is mentioned in the song;
"We followed the Wren in Tipperary"
"I will think of it yet, I can never forget
The evening we went in a hurry(continues on next page)- Collector
- C. Murphy
- Address
- Toor, Co. Tipperary