School: Clinstown (roll number 4193)
- Location:
- Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: S. Ó Dúnlaing
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- (continued from previous page)are Thursday and Friday. They say Friday is an unlucky day because it is a day of fast.
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Long ago there lived a brave chieftain on the banks of the river Nore, where it meets the Dinan. He built a furnace near his home, where he made things of silver, such as, shields, spears and other silver ornaments.2.
Thatching was an old trade in this district at one time. There are not many thatched houses in the county, now, however, because most of the people have slated houses these days. The custom of thatching is not much use now. But still there are a few thatched houses in this district, because the old people did not like to have them knocked, and because they were used to them.3.
Every farmer had his own lime-kiln in this locality long ago, because when they had no artificial manures, they used lme instead. But these kilms are not in use now, except a few here and there. In this district I have counted about eight of them in a few fields. But none(continues on next page) - Collector
- John Joe Dowling
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny
