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School: The Rower (C.), Inistioge (roll number 15161)

Location:
The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Labhaoise Nic Liam
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 308

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    “There was once an old woman and her two sons living in a little hut upon a hill.”

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    up saying "ah musha your Reverence we are so far from the road that we don't hear anything."
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  2. Local Graveyards

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    There were three graveyards in the Rower long ago. One was in Kiltown at the back of a dwelling house which is now occupied by a family called Fenlon. The second graveyard was in Kylemore, but is now a rath, at the back of a cottage. One graveyard is still in use in the village, but the others are closed.
    None of the churchyards are round in shape. The graveyard in the village surrounds a Protestant church. It is sloped gradually towards the East. There are sycamore and ash trees growing around it and there
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Crotty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Crotty
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    The Rower, Co. Kilkenny