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School: Mong, Thomastown (roll number 5201)

Location:
Mungmacody, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 007

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  1. Kilcullen - Cill Choilleáin - The Church in the Hazel Land

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    Kilcullen belonged to the Dobbin's untill the Cromwellian confiscations. It got its name from a church which was built there long ago beside a hazel wood. It is situated in the south west of Kilkenny. It is a distance of three miles from the town of Thomastown and two miles from the village of Inistioge. It is in the barony of Gowran.
    There are eight families and about fifty people living in the townsland. The houses are nearly all newly built during the past sixty years. They are all farmers' houses except one which is a labourer's cottage. Houses were far more numerous in former days. About fifty years ago there were five more families living
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Kilcullen, Co. Kilkenny
    Collector
    Annie Mac Donald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs B. Mac Donald
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kilkenny