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School: Naomh Eoin, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 1301)

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Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bráthair Tomás Mac Binéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0856, Page 211

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  1. The Mac Murrough Kavanaghs (continued)

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    had a pig's head. When she was at table her food was served in a silver through. Her infirmity was explained by the people thus:
    One day a widow came begging to the house of the Kavanaghs, and asked for alms. The maid went to ask Arthurs mother, but she refused to listen to the maid.
    "But". "She has a lot of children" said said the maid.
    "Children" said her misstres scornfuly."She reminds me of a pig with litter of young."
    The woman was turned away, without anything, but before she went she was supposed to have cursed the family.
    When the child was born she had a pigs head.
    These Mac Murrogh Kavanaghs were very rich. They were said to to be at one time Catholics,but, they turn Protestants to
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