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School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)

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Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 173

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    Long ago when a cock mains was arranged the two cocks were put into a house and fed on cock bread for a couple of weeks. No one knew how to make this bread but a man named Murray from upper Main St., Graig-na-managh. A few days before the fight a man used to cut the spurs off the cocks and put on metal ones. Then he used to clip the feathers round the cock's necks. A good deal of money used to be lost and won on this amusement. My father told me the following story about cock fighting
    He said one there was a man named Doherty who was going
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny