School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)built the amount built on one day was knocked down the next day. This happened several days and the people thought it was done for torment. The priest was brought to the house and he said the foundation should be changed or else they could not build the house.
There is a small field in the townsland of Shortalstown owned by Mrs Long and there is a liss in it also. This liss is surrounded by blackthorn bushes. No one dares go near the liss or there is danger approaching. One time a man cut the sticks and a little(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Ní Longáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Edward Long
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny