School: Windgap, Thomastown (roll number 5698)
- Location:
- Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)neighbours could "take their butter," so if one came in during churning time, the farmer always asked their visitor to take a turn in twisting the handle of the churning barrel. By doing this the farmer thought his butter would be saved.
- There is a cottage within one mile of Cloneen, Co. Tipperary, and it is called "The fairy cottage". It gets its name from the following true story.
About 46 years ago a man named Cleary and his wife, (both fairly young) lived in this cottage. Mrs Cleary was a dressmaker, and Michael Cleary a cooper by trade. Mrs. Cleary got very ill and her husband thought(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mai Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Female