School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)place at Mr. O Shea's, of Garnaman.
When he was getting his corn threshed, a spark flew from the enjine, and landed on a rick of straw, and before the fire Brigade came upon the scene, the rick was burned out.
Another burning took place at James Sweeney's haggard in Sheepstown, when the enjine was threshing his corn, some one threw a lighting match away, and it set fire to a rick of straw(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
