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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 059

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    There is a field not far away from Owning and it is called the Bawnard. It is owned by Mr. Walshe of Springfield. The reason it is called by that name is because it is a big high field and seveal hurling and football matches are played there during the Summer.
    There is also another field there also called Spring-Field and that field is also owned by Mr. Walshe. It is a two acre field and there is supposed to be a water spring in the middle of it and that is the reason it is called Spring-Field. There is a ten acre field
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Owning, Co. Kilkenny
    Collector
    Kitty Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fanningstown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Miss Alice Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Owning, Co. Kilkenny