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School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)

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Owning, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 042

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    In this Parish there are many different momuments namely:- stones, altars, and crosses. In the district of Ballykenebry there is to be seen by the roadside, as you journey along the by-raod to the townland called the Sweep:- a coffin stone. It is said that a sacrifice was offered there and buried under it. Some have tried to lift it but did not succeed in doing so and it is said that if you walk on the stone you would die. It is said that there are the bones of some important person of olden days and once a light was seen there very
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Honney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhenebery, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr M. Honney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Ballyhenebery, Co. Kilkenny