School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 12_024

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  1. There is not many place names around this district but there is one interesting one called Loch Cathleen or Cathleen's lake.
    Long ago there lived a woman called Cathleen's Coogan who's house was situated in a wood called Cathleen's wood.
    This woman was a murderer and murdered her three children but when she had them killed, she found
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seosamh O Cais
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Cass
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny