School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow
- Location:
- Strangsmill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Richard Rellis
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- A man named Ned Conway or "Ned Raddles" as he was popularly was known as a famous potato digger. He worked from day-break till dark & always had the potatoes in one long heap in a straight line down the whole drill. He could beat any two other men no matter how strong they were. He died & was buried in an old church-yard in a townland called Ullid. And his spade was put into the coffine wityh him when he was being buried
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