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School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)

Location:
Owning, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 048

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    Kilmanahan is my home District which is situated in the Parish of Piltown. It consists of eleven families which are all widely apart. There are eight slated houses and three tiled, in it. It derives its name from an old church which was built in our field.
    In my townsland there are only two people over seventy which are getting the pension. They are very good for telling stories in English but they do not know any Irish.
    Long ago houses were more numerous than at present but
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Kilmanahin, Co. Kilkenny
    Collector
    Evelyn Blackmore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmanahin, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Henry Blackmore
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kilmanahin, Co. Kilkenny