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Castle of Kilkenny West

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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Long ago before Ardnagrath school was built, (1848) there used to be a hedge school in Kilkenny West, (about one mile to the north west of this school)...

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) from informant Mr William Murphy.

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The following are the inscriptions on the six oldest dates tombstones in the graveyard at Kilkenny West...

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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There is a graveyard in Kilkenny West about a mile from here, and another in Drumraney about three miles from this place...

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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A man named Me Parker lived in a house on the side of the road in Kilkenny West in the parish of Tubberclair and about one mile from this school...

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) from informant Mr Johnny Lowry.

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Walderstown Castle

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) from informant Mr James Gill.

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There was a tailor in this district who had very little courage...

Story collected by Frank Mann, a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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Great Heroes

Story collected by Frank Mann, a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) from informant Mr Peter Cunningham.

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Heather Brooms

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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1. People make a small wooden cross on St. Brigid's Eve and nail it to the rafter, or to some part of the roof of the house...

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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Games are not played at wakes in this district now, though very old people remember the time when they used to be...

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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There is a hollow in a field which belongs to Mr Peter Reilly, Walderstown, called "The Fairy Claish"...

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) from informant Mr William Murphy.

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A few hours after death the corpse is "laid out", that means he or she is dressed in a "habit" which people have in readiness when a death is expected...

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) from informant Mr William Mears.

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1. People say if a child is born between Xmas Day and New Years' Day that it will always be unfortunate...

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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Two Monasteries

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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There is a fort in Killinaam in the parish of Drumraney. One night as a man from the neighbourhood was coming home from rambling he had to pass the fort of Killinaam...

Story collected by a student at Ardnagrath school (Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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Castle of Kilkenny West

Long ago before Ardnagrath school was built, (1848) there used to be a hedge school in Kilkenny West, (about one mile to the north west of this school)...

The following are the inscriptions on the six oldest dates tombstones in the graveyard at Kilkenny West...

There is a graveyard in Kilkenny West about a mile from here, and another in Drumraney about three miles from this place...

A man named Me Parker lived in a house on the side of the road in Kilkenny West in the parish of Tubberclair and about one mile from this school...

Walderstown Castle

There was a tailor in this district who had very little courage...

Great Heroes

Heather Brooms

1. People make a small wooden cross on St. Brigid's Eve and nail it to the rafter, or to some part of the roof of the house...

Games are not played at wakes in this district now, though very old people remember the time when they used to be...

There is a hollow in a field which belongs to Mr Peter Reilly, Walderstown, called "The Fairy Claish"...

A few hours after death the corpse is "laid out", that means he or she is dressed in a "habit" which people have in readiness when a death is expected...

Without title

1. People say if a child is born between Xmas Day and New Years' Day that it will always be unfortunate...

Two Monasteries

There is a fort in Killinaam in the parish of Drumraney. One night as a man from the neighbourhood was coming home from rambling he had to pass the fort of Killinaam...

Classification of Pupils according to Eye Colour

Surnames of Pupils on Rolls

Classification of Pupils According to Hair Colour

Great Heroes

Old Holy Wells

Great Heroes

Quilting

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