School: Ringville, Slieverue (roll number 6621)
- Location:
- Ringville, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Síle de Paor
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“Shambo is another very ancient graveyard but it is years ago since the church stood.”
(continued from previous page)field and for nights he dreamt that something dreadful was going to happen them. After that he did not touch the stones. Another man cleared away the stones and the morning after his best cow was dead in the cowshed.
- There is a turn in the Rochestown road known as the Black Corner. The tall trees overlap. Many people were killed during the Black and Tan Regime.Long ago the farmers hired labourers at 4d a day. Their food consisted of potatoes and separated milk.
Pails were used for carrying water; and women carried them on their heads.
Woman made the butter - packed it in ferkins and sold it in the nearest market.
When the day's work was done the(continues on next page) - Informant
- Ellen Barry
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Rochestown, Co. Kilkenny
