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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Portlaoighse

Location:
Port Laoise, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Br. Frampton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 306

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    were nailed laths of wood where the people walked. The people of the place delight in looking at how the path was made and think it was a great thing to have a piece of this wood in their homes. You would often hear them say "O Just think of how many walked on those sticks in the far off times" Near this place also is an old town and it is supposed that one time a town was situated here and that the present place was named after it
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonkeen, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Byrne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonkeen, Co. Laois