School: Baile an Tobair, Baile an Londraigh (roll number 10314)

Location:
Ballintober, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Tuama
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 238

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  1. The name of my home district is Griston. It is in the parish of Glenbrohane, and it is in the barony of Cashel. There are twenty-two houses in Griston, and there are ninety-seven people in Griston. The most comon name in Griston is Brian. The names of the families are Walshes, Dineens, Condons, Tobins, Healys, Fitzgeralds, Cormaces, Ryans, Clohesys, O Donnells, Elliots, Horgans, Colmans, Tobins,Clearys, Condons, Brians, Colmans, Brians Haskets, Murphys, Tobins, and Mullanes, There are eighteen slate houses, and four thatched houses in Griston. There are eight farmers houses, and fourteen cottages in Griston. There was an old ruin in the land of William Fitzgeralds it was owned by Judge Adams. There was a wood in Griston. There is a big bog in it called Griston bog.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Fitzgearld
    Gender
    Female