School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- One day a poor working labourer was sent for a load of meal for Mr Kerwin with a horse and cart to Jerpoint mills owned by Mr Deady.
He arrived there early but was kept there until dusk owing to grinding operations.
He had to make his way home as best he could and owing to the darkness of the night it was hard to do so.
When he was coming near Aughvillar the horse refused to go(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Lahert
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Denis Lahert
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
