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School: Piltown (B.) (roll number 6189)

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Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
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Peadar Ó Maolchaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0842, Page 257

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    again. In the winter 1849 there fell very, very, heavy snow. It was three feet high on the ground. Then the tents afforded poor shelter and a terrible sickness came upon the soldiers and the result was:-
    Three of them died and were buried in the park below the church near the Glen river. The spot can be pointed out by some people today. About twenty of them died crossing over to England.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Thomas Cuddihy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Clerk
    Address
    Piltown, Co. Kilkenny