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

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The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Labhaoise Nic Liam
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 312

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    There is a figure of a mermaid in the walls surrounding the church or Inistioge. A mermaid was supposed to be caught long ago by the monks of Inistioge in the river Nore, in the weir near the bridge. The stone figure in the wall represents the mermaid.
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