School: West Waterford Branch I.N.T.O (roll number n/a)
- Location:
- Coshmore and Coshbride, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: James Cashman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0640, Page 70
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- In early times when Cromwell came to Ireland he travelled through the country and especially through Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Limerick.
He remained in Ireland about a year and ten months and during his campaign he came as far as Dungarvan and on his way to Youghal passed through Camphire.
It being then late he decided to camp there in a field beside the river Blackwater.
He lit a huge "camp fire" and from that fire Camphire got its name.
When he woke in the morning he looked across the Bride and saw the grey dawn stealing silently over the country. Seeing this he explained "The Breaking Dawn" and the district across the Bride thence got its name "Bridane!"
- Collector
- James Cashman
- Gender
- Male
