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School: Ringville, Slieverue (roll number 6621)

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Ringville, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Síle de Paor
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    village and the village into a town. Sometimes people wanted to straighten out the road, but this would mean that houses would have to be knocked down. When the town grew into a city the main street still twisted along the line that was marked by the cow hundreds of years before.
    Where the old cow led we all follow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinlaw, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Walter Hennebry
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 76
    Address
    Ballinlaw, Co. Kilkenny