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School: Mooncoin, Waterford

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Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
J. Mc Carthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0840, Page 169

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    “Horse Racing was held long ago at Rathkiernan.”

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    Horse swimming was practised on occasional Sunday mornings from Polerone to Granny. Not during remembrance of oldest inhabitants.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    3. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Pollrone, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    John O Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Pollrone, Co. Kilkenny

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    “A prodestant minister lived in house at present occupied by Mrs Murphy Polerone.”

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    A protestant minister lived in house at present occupied by Mrs Murphy Polerone. There were oak doors on it. There is no prodestant in vicinity of Mooncoin at present.
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    “St Kiernan's Church from which the townsland of Rathkiernan now gets its name.”

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    St Kiernan's Church from which the townsland of Rathkiernan now gets its name. The Rath was within the present walled grounds.
    The trees around this are locally believed to have grown up in one night. They are all one height and shape. The carpenter can tell
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