School: Piercetown (B.) (roll number 4990)
- Location:
- Piercetown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Maitiú Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 290
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- Ballyfinogue is the name of my townland. It is in the Parish of Piercestown and in the Barony of Forth. Twelve families are in it, and approximately fifty-seven people.The family name most common is Murphy. Out of the twelve houses only two are thatched. These are farmers places. The rest are labourers cottages and they are slated. Only two persons are over seventy in the locality. They are Hannah Reid of Ballyfinogue and Michael Kinsella of Ballyfinogue.Houses were more numerous in former times. There was a saying "that every acre of Ballyfinogue provided for a family." The houses were thatched and two-roomed. One field of Mr. Devereux's of Ballyfinogue held eight of these houses and was known as the "Old Town."The land is flat and fertile and suitable for tilling. Crops of corn and beet are raised on it.
- Collector
- Peter Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyfinoge Great, Co. Wexford
