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

Location:
Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 280

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  1. All Souls' Night (continued)

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    Again, the falling leaves used to remind the old people of the Poor Souls and in parts of the country a person would pray for the Holy Souls when a leaf fell on his or her head.
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  2. Hedge-Schoolmasters

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    Long ago hedge school masters used to exist in this district.
    There was a hedge school master in Killamery. He used to teach the children in a strange way. He had an old horse and he used to put his pupils sitting on the horse. He never taught
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mai Fitzgerald
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    Female