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School: Kildavin, Ferns

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Kildavin, Co. Carlow
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Tadhg de Brí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 126

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    and there is no bridge there yet. There is also a ford at Bryan's and it is called the Barragh ford. There are no stories connected with any of those fords that I have heard.
    Long ago the people used to have dances on the crossroads. A lot of people used to gather together and have a dance.
    There are nine stones on Mount Leinster on the side of an old pass way. The people say that there were nine men killed there and that the nine stones are there in memory of the nine dead people.
    The roads that were made long ago were made the shortest way to get to a place. There was no such thing as escaping a mountain like there is now.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elsie Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinvally, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Mr J. Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cranemore, Co. Carlow