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School: Firoda (roll number 2788)

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Firoda Upper, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Dáithí Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 165

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    No. 14
    Mr. Edward Kavanagh tells me that according to local tradition the Danes took shelter in a little cave in Gleann Turc near where the present Firoda school now stands. He is unable to tell from whom or what they sheltered.
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    No. 15
    The Irish family ruling this district was the O'Brennans. According to tradition they lived on teh Moate near the school in Firoda, and later on they had a castle at Ardragh outside Castlecomer. Tradition credits them with the building of the Moate to protect themselves from the wild boars in Gleann Turc, just below it.
    The O'Brennans were disposed by the Wandesfordes during Cromwell's campaign.
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Abraham Coady
    Gender
    Male
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    Edward Kavanagh
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Coady
    Gender
    Male