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School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)

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Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 195

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  3. XML “Cock Fighting”
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  1. Cock Fighting (continued)

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    before the hour was up one of the cocks would be dead. And whatever man's cock won, all the people around was throwing money to the winner.
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  2. Fairy Butter

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    My Grandmother told me that one morning her mother found fairy butter on the back door. She brought it in and threw it in the fire. Shortly after she bought two pigs which she let out on the road to graze. About three quarters of an hour after the pigs came and they were
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Bolger
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Tinnahinch, Co. Carlow