School: Kilmacoliver, Piltown (roll number 13033)
- Location:
- Kilmacoliver, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Ristéard Ó Faoláin
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- Barry's mill now corn mill was flour mill
Crowley's mill " " " " tuek mill
Carrigan's mill " " " " Rape mill
Ethenon's (OSheas now) now [?] was corn mill
- Flax was believed to have been grown extensively around quarries & FangheenLin g aut [?] - probably gets its name from flax poolsBawn-a-lin g-aut townland or [?] om Co. Tipp. gets its name probably from where flax was dried.
- Crows & Black birds were killed against Scough hill owing to the force of the South West wind.
- Fyigans lived in Baunfree for generations the went to the houses to make the Clothes. Last of them died about 40 yr ago.Night of the Cipais
John Moore says on that night a secret warning was served on local people where young girls were living to warn them that the White boys were approaching i.e. raiding for an
