School: Lios na mBroc (roll number 11453)

Location:
Lisnamrock, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Cinnéide
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  1. Number of families: Eleven
    Number of people: Thirty four
    Houses slated: seven
    Houses thatched: four
    Number of families 50 years ago: Sixteen
    Approximate population 50 years ago: Eighty three
    Number who emigrated during the past 50 years: Twenty
    The townland is known locally as "The acres". It is said that the landlord Mr. Langley brought over miners from England about 160 years ago to work the coal on his estate. He built for their accommodation 88 houses and gave them one acre each, hence the name.
    There is no local tradition as to how the townland got its name.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Knockalonga, Co. Tipperary