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School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)

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Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 208

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    Sunday nights' amusement at Curraghmore. In a big clump of briars on the way to Barnatarsna these boys had in hiding a nice handy milk can, a three legged stool and a dozen tin pints. On returning from the dance party they usually milked a couple of cows convenient to the roadside and drank the milk .But they helped themselves once too often. The Sunday night following Billy Corcoran's complaint about the shortage of milk, Father Tom slipped away quietly over the hills to Barnatarsna and having located Billy Corcoran's land he drove the cows to a shelter in a corner of the field and remained in a ambush at the back of
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John O' Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Cobbler