School: Shanbogh, New Ross (roll number 5297)
- Location:
- Shanbogh Upper, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Seán Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0846, Page 220
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- This townland adjacent to Shanbo on the southern side, is, however, in the Glenmore parish. The Forrestalls were an Anglo-Norman family and resided in the neighbourhood from early Norman times.
Under Cromwell, James Forstall [Forrestall?], with Thomas Den of Ballygurrim forfeited and was transplanted to Connaught. The Forrestall name is still well represented in the Glenmore and Rosbercon Parishes.
- Aylwardstown is also in the Glenmore Parish and like the Forrestalls the Aylwards of "Norman Origin" They were transplanted in 1653. They regained their property later and a daughter of Nicholas Aylward married one of the De Fraynes about 1680-1690. A son of his married Eliza Butler, daughter of Sir Richard Butler, of Shankill, Gowran(continues on next page)
