School: Ovens (C.) (roll number 5985)

Location:
Ovens, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Maud Mc Guire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 387

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    'does for' Mary Anne.
    Go along the Grange Road, and stop as you pass by
    Tis there you'll meet Kate Twomey
    Indeed she seldom sighs
    For herself & Bob McCarthy will be married By & By.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. A fine mill was worked up to about forty years ago. It was situated in the lands of Mr. William Fitzgerald, Ovens.
    In Nov '94 - late in the evening - a fire broke out, owing to fuel shortage for machinery & the mill were completely gutted.
    The mill hands resided at Lisheens, Barnagore & Ovens Bridge. They left the neighbourhood after the disaster & their cottages fell into disrepair. The district soon declined in population. At present a few broken down walls at Lisheens Cross mark the site of a once well inhabited village - Lisheens. The district where the fire occured is known as "Burnt Mills"
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Edward Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Kilcrea, Co. Cork