School: Gormanstown, Árd Fhíonáin (roll number 5615)

Location:
Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Peadar de Mhóiréis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 530

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 530

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    land dividing it into two parts. On the side farthest from the river many buildings have been erected.
    Between the road and the river there is a fine level field of three or four acres. This field is called the Green of Ardfinnan and is used as a playground by the young people of the neighbourhood. Many years ago a local Landlord named Prendergast who lived in Ardfinnan Castle at the time tried to claim the green as his property. He sent men to build a wall enclosing it and he sent other men to plough it up. When the wall was built the people of the locality assenbled and tore it down . The landlord had the wall built again
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Clutterbuck
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr P. Marsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary