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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 266

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    walked to Waterford which is a distance of about 25 miles. She carried a little basket on her arm. She milked the cows in the morning before she left home and she walked back in the evening and was in time to milk the cows again. When she reached Windgap a man by the name of Fennelly carried her basket home.
    Evidently the old people knew the value of money more than we do.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mai Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female