School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)
- Location:
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire Cuirtéis
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“Raheenvarren is the name of my home district. It is situated in the County of Wexford and in the Barony of Bantry.”
Raheenvarren is the name of my home district. It is situated in the County of Wexford and in the Barony of Bantry. It is situated in the parish of Adamstown.
It is about fourteen miles from the town of Wexford and seven miles from the town of New Ross. It is situated at the foot of the famous hill of Carrigbyrne.
There are about ten houses there. All the houses in my district are inhabited.
The houses are all slated except a few out houses.
Some ruins of a house are there. There are about fifty people living there.
Mrs. Lacey, Raheenvarren, Newbawn, Co. Wexford, and Mr. Deverux of the same address are the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty French
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Raheevarren, Co. Wexford