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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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    The townsland which I am living in is called Goodwinsgardens and it is in the parish of Dunnamaggin.
    There are about fourteen families in this townsland, and there are roughly sixty three people in it.
    The families which are most common in this district are Barry's and Duncan's and all the houses are slated mostly, but there are two thatched.
    Goodwinsgarden is supposed to have got its name by a man named Goodwin who had a modern garden there some 200
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Collector
    Ailís Ní Glionnán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Glendon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny