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School: Oileán Mhuire (Lady's Island)

Location:
Lady's Island, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
G. Ó Murthuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0878, Page 222

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    Townland - Ballyknocken
    Parish - Lady's Island
    Barony - Barony of Forth
    There is only one dwelling house in the townland. There are eleven people living in it. The land is fairly good, and very little of it is waste. There are no bogs or woods on the land. The oldest person is 54 years of age.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Devereux
    Gender
    Male

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    Townland - Grange
    Parish - Lady's Island
    Barony - Barony of Forth
    Number of families - 21. About 135 people. Family name most common Sinnott. There are four slated roofed houses, and the remainder are thatched. Most of the houses have mud walls. There are four people over seventy living in the townland. John Murphy who is 74, was a sailor in his young days, and
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