School: Gowran (C.)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0860, Page 039
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- The Bloody Bridge. There was a battle which was fought there. There was also a time when men were caught doing anything wrong they were murdered and thrown into [?] over it.
Park Món. It is a very big field football & hurling matches took place there long ago. There used to be a threshing there for over a forthnight.
The Fámór. It belongs to a big farmer it is not known how it got its name.
Ling Mhaire is a very long river. People go to bath in the Summer. In Ling Mhaire There is a well called Tobar Padraig or St. Patrick's Well.
Beside that well there is a lot(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eithne Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Rathcash, Co. Kilkenny
