School: Freshford (C.) (roll number 797)
- Location:
- Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Síle Ní Mheachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 321
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- There are many ancient placenames in and around Freshford. These include:-Bohergloss:- The green road, so called becasue of the green grass which grows on each side of the road.Clashacrow - or the field of the slaughter, so called because of a battle which was fought there and after which its rivers ran with blood.Rathbeagh, where is a small rath, in which Eremon is supposed to be buried.Cluain-Tiobrad - is about two miles from Freshford. It is so called because of a well at the back of the Church, namely St. Fiacra's well which never runs dry and which was blessed by St. Fiacra. A road in this district is the "Dead Man's Road", so called because a dead body was discovered there.The Deer Park is so called because deers used to graze there.The Silver Park is so called because of the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Monabrika, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
