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School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)

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Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 137

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  1. The Cock-Fight Long Ago

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    About thirty years ago a cock fight to be held here in this locality in a lonely spot on the Carrick-road. Two cocks used to fight until one would be killed and sometimes the two. This game was played secretly but sometimes spies used to tell the police and then there would be trouble. Sometimes there used to be several pairs of cocks fighting and they used to fight every second turn.
    It so happened one night that three men went to steal gamecocks. When they were
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13