School: Grian Airbh (Graine), Urlingford (roll number 6017)

Location:
Graine, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhubhshláine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 194

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  1. There is a hill going down out lane it is called Lambers Hill because a man named Lamber lived there onetime
    There is another field called Coosheen it was used as a nursey onetime.
    There is a field called shock because there was a battle faught there long ago.
    Higo is the name of another field the Higo army used to be drilling in it long ago.
    The slug field it is called the slug field because there is a pond there and if you went into it you would be swallowed.
    There is a bush near Urlingford called the monument bush because a man died on the road near it. The bush was left there as a monument to him. It is said there is a black man seen there on certain nights of the week
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr J. Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Belle Vue, Co. Kilkenny