School: Portlaoighse (Convent) (roll number 13386)
- Location:
- Port Laoise, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Sr Treasa
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- There are a lot of names of places around Laoighis some of which are situated in Portlaoighise.
At the back of Portrane there is a field called The Saucer Field because its shape is like a saucer. It is a sort of a valley situated between two hills.
At the back of the town in Tower Hill there is a field called Castle Field. There was a castle there once upon a time & the ruins pf it are still to be seen. The walls around it are very high and it dates back to a very early period.
About two miles to the north east of Portlaoighise there is a place called the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Maybury
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dublin Road, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Maybury
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dublin Road, Co. Laois
