School: Inistioge (B.) (roll number 1916)
- Location:
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máirtín Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 120
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- (continued from previous page)Inistioge. There name were: Michael, Martin, John, Patrick, and William. Each of them were wonderful mowers in their young days that is about thirty years ago. One day the five brothers were mowing a large field of heather. Johseph Hanrahan passed through the field on his was to Graiguenamanagh. At this time it was customary to give a hand at the mowing when passing through a field which was being mowed. The Bridgets offered him a scythe and they started to cut the heather. Sometime later Joseph who was a great mower and had won many bets said when they had half the cut finished he was hardly able to move and they could hould the pace all day.
- Edward Barron of the Rower was a great runner, and won many(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philip Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
