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School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)

Location:
Owning, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 063

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    yards. In a stand, hop, step and jump he accomplished thirty-six feet.
    As a handballer John O'Neill enjoyed national fame. He had no peers. At this form of sport also Thomas Dalton Kilmanahan and Mick Butler Carriggnaug excelled of people who walked from Owning to Kilkenny and back again in a single day there are local accounts Garret Byrne, Paddy Byrne, and Paul Power where powerful long distance swimmers.
    At playing on the violin and bagpipes John O Neill and James Rafter respectively distinguished themselves. Story-tellers were numerous. Most accurate and esteemed of these
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elsie Suttie
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oldcourt, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr J. Suttie
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Oldcourt, Co. Kilkenny