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School: Bennettsbridge (roll number 16406)

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Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Seán Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 288

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    “The Butler family lived in a place named Burnchurch.”

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    The Butler family lived in a place named Burnchurch. The original Butler was a minister of the Church of England.
    As a result of the Tithe System his haggard was the best stocked in the locality.
    When the famine of 1847-1848 came Finegan told me that a man named Dalton walked from Higginstown to Burnchurch - a distance of 12 miles for a half cwt of turnips. He said that his wife and family were at home starving.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Riada
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    Finegan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Danesfort, Co. Kilkenny