School: An Charraig Bheag, Carraig na Siúire
- Location:
- Carrickbeg, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Comhraidhe
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0655, Page 072
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- Fields in Curraghmore1. The Sheep Walk, which is the largest, is ninety acres in area.
2. The Horse Paddock
3. The Park which is divided in two by the Demesne Road. In the lower Park there are three ponds which supply the tanks with water.
4. The Paddock, which is seventy-five acres
5. Páircín an óir, which is the smallest two acres and is used to pen the sheep in the lambing season.
6. The Clover, which got its name because it is covered with clover.
7. Maloney’s Paddock, which got its name from an old man who lived there years ago.
8. The Ladies Field; In this field there was a large house, the ladies held a meeting there. This meeting was held because there were a landlord living in Curraghmore and he put a good deal of people from their homes because they were not able to pay rent. He wanted them to pay every week and they were not able because they only got nine shillings a week for their wages.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- William Coe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Curraghmore, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Thomas Coe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Curraghmore, Co. Waterford
