School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown
- Location:
- Kilmaganny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: C. Ó Hurdail
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 364
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- When Cromwell was going to Clomnel, he passed through Kilmoganny & the people who were in Castlehale, hid treasure.
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- Collector
- John Mc Grath
- Gender
- Male
- The Battle of Carrick Shock was fought between the "Peelers" who were gathering the tithes & the people who rebelled against them saying "We'll pay no tithes in Sweet Rockhall." The people killed many "Peelers" who were buried in Kilmaganny (See "Old Graveyards" from J Forde).
- During the "Black & Tan" period, the barrack was blown up, by about ten local people. The police were gone out of it. The ruins are they yet & a new barrack is built in front of it.
