School: Ballinkillen, Muine Beag
- Location:
- Ballinkillin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Seán Mac Domhnaill
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- (continued from previous page)used fly from his shop leaving the "undertaker" to supply himself from the different bottles.
- The following are some names of fields hills etc in vicinity of the school:-
(1) The Carraizin field the property of Mr Young, Ballinkillen
(2) The Bozain field soft marshy ground " " "
(3) The Raitizin field opposite Alyward's on Mr Young's at Ballinkillen Church.(continues on next page) - Mr James Walshe of Ratharde Bagnelstown told of a terrific storm which swept the district on 'the night the Duke of Norfolk Died' I do not know which Duke this was, or whether he was referring to the night of the Big Wind. Prehaps the two events co-incide. However on that night he says the steeple of Nurney Church had a cross on it, in the morning it was gone. The church is situated on the top of Nurney Hill and overlooks the valleytowards Leighlin. Later the cross was found in a field near the Harrow Cross, a distance of at least half a mile west of the church. It had been smashed off at the foot by the velocity of the wind and carried this incredible distance.
- Informant
- Mr James Walshe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Rathwade, Co. Carlow
