School: Tobar na Brón, Piltown (roll number 1468)
- Location:
- Tobernabrone, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bríd Paor
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My home district is called Ballygown in the parish of Templeorum in the Barony of Iverk.
There are fiftheen families in the townsland and the number of people is forty three the most common name is Larkin. There are only five thatched houses in it the others are slated. In olden times there was a very famous smith living there this is why it was called Ballygown the town of the smith. There are only three old people in the townsland their names are
Philip Maher
William Cuddihy
Mrs Kennington
The houses were more numerous in fomer times.
There are many of them now in ruins.
The people did emigrate to(continues on next page)
