School: Redwood (roll number 11912)
- Location:
- Redwood, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máighréad Nic Chormaic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0530, Page 209
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- The name of this Townland is Redwood. The Parish is also called Redwood and forms part of the Parish of Lorrha & Dorrha.
The barony is Upper Ormond and the poor-law Union is Borrisokane. The County is North Tipperary. the nearest town is Portumna, across the Shannon in Co. Galway.
Redwood consists of Redwood Bog consisting of 1000 acres, Redwood Callows containing 50 acres. The Redwood Estate contained 3000 acres altogether
The family name most common in this district is Kennedy. There are also a good many of the name of Sullivan, Loughnane and King.
There are about thirty people of the name Kennedy in the Parish.
The people are mostly of the farming class, there are a good many small farmers, who were mostly belonging to the labouring class until the(continues on next page)
