School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)
- Location:
- Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eóin
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- (continued from previous page)and when the ceremony was performed he proved to them he was a priest in reality and that they were married. This almost ended the custom of mock marriages at wakes in this district.
- A good many years ago in this district there lived a little man of the giant type. He had great shoulders and big muscles and was a powerfully built man in every way. He was only very seldom seen and people never knew where(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- T. Davis
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Occupation
- Postman