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

Location:
Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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  1. About sixty years ago a terrible murder occured in Tipperary in Bally - Vad - lane. Clerys were the names of the couple that lived in the house. Clery's wife was a wicked woman and many a person thought she was a witch.
    It so happened that one day she was walking, she saw a pony and trap tied to a gate. Father Power was the name of the priest in that parish. When this woman saw the pony and trap she knew it was the pony and trap she
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Informant
    Paddy Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roscon, Co. Kilkenny