School: Windgap, Thomastown (roll number 5698)

Location:
Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 072

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 072

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  1. XML School: Windgap, Thomastown
  2. XML Page 072
  3. XML “The Church at Windgap”
  4. XML “Kilamery Old Church”
  5. XML “Local Forges”

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  1. Windgap Church is called St. Nicholas's Church. There is also a holy well called St. Nicholas's well in Dowlings field. The water flows along under the ground and is a tributary to the river "Glary".
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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
  3. About twenty or twenty five years ago Anthony Dwyer had a forge near Windgap. He lived with his wife and two sons and
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