School: Johnstown (C.) (roll number 2919)
- Location:
- Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0869, Page 109
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- Grangefertagh is in native district. It extends from Holohans to Spencers. There are about sixteen houses altogether in Grange, and its population is over fifty five
There are a few people over seventy years old among whom are Mr Joseph Guaney, Grangefertagh, Mr William Grace, do, and Mrs Holohan
Holohan is the commonest name around. A few people emigrated to other countries among whom were Elizabeth Mary and Bridget Holohan, James Ryan Mary Loran and Mary Guaney went to America and Danial Henderson went to Australia
The land in this country-side and nearly every inch of it cultivated. The usual crops are grown in it
In Mr Mc Evoy's field there is a ring, and Cannon Healy once said that it was where the danes threshed their corn
On the north side of Grange(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bride Holohan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grangefertagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mary Holohan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grangefertagh, Co. Kilkenny
