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School: The Rower (C.), Inistioge (roll number 15161)

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The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Labhaoise Nic Liam
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    was keening. she remained around the townland for a week or so. So those young men decided on taking her comb and succeded in doing so and kept it for a week in a barn where they all slept. She remained out side the barn keening each night a they decided on giving it back to her. They handed it through a small window with a fire tongs and she broke the tongs in pieces. She was never seen after.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Fleming
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolhill, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Patrick Fleming
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Coolhill, Co. Kilkenny