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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 273

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    other. One of them went into a neighbour's house one day and said to the man of the house.
    "That horse you have is looking very good." The owner replied, "Is he," and with that the other man went away. As soon as he was gone the horse died.
    Now this man told another neighbour that his horse had died. His neighbour who was a friend of his asked if the other man had said. "God bless her." He replied that he did not. This friend advised him to go to the first man when he would be smoking his pipe and when he would spit out have a stick and dip it in the spit
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mai Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas O' Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 62
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Frankford or Ballykieran, Co. Kilkenny