School: Ballycanew (Mixed) (roll number 15420/15430)
- Location:
- Ballycanew, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Conchubhar Ua Maoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0889, Page 167
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- (continued from previous page)lived on the top of the hill told me that clay was mixed with the blood of animals they killed for making floors and walls of houses. When dried it was quite hard and bright, but it does not appear to have been extensively used. According to many of the old residents only the one serious plague broke out despite the want of proper hygienic conditions.______________________1. Laurence McGuinness showed me this urn
2. Bolinready
3. About 55. 4. Farmer
5. Bolinready, Bolinready
6. Heard it from the old people of the district.
I believe that urn is in the same place still but now covered up as the old occupier Mr. John Roche. now dead, was very superstitious and objected to people visiting it for examination. Mr. McGuinness is still living. It is about 33 years since he showed it to me.
- Informant
- Laurence Mc Guinness
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 55
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Bolinready, Co. Wexford
