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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 256

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    much. If anything was stolen from them the first thing they would do was to go to the fortune - teller for information.
    I heard a story told of a woman whose horse was stolen from the stable. She made enquiries everywhere as to where the missing horse was, but no trace of it could be found. So she went to the fortune - teller who told the woman where the horse was and also when she would come near the place the horse would whinny. So she sent her man to the place where the fortune - teller had told and she got back her horse safely.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mai Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female