School: Freshford (C.) (roll number 797)

Location:
Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Síle Ní Mheachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 349

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 349

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  1. Freshford is the name of my home district. There are nearly two hundred families living in and about the village. There are approximately 600 inhabitants in it. Dawsons, Kennedy, Crosby and Campion are the most common family names. Most of the houses in Freshford are slated except an odd one which is thatched. The village is so called because it is said to have been the first place where a ford was constructed. There are not many old people living in the village, some are just over seventy,
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teasie Bergin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Dowling
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    71
    Address
    Freshford, Co. Kilkenny