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School: Windgap, Thomastown (roll number 5698)

Location:
Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 076

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 076

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  1. A True Story of a Foxglove (continued)

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    her trouble, so he advised her to gather some leaves from the Foxglove or the Fairyfinger as it is often called and to boil these leaves and after boiling them to give the water to the baby to drink telling her that by doing this her own baby would be returned to her. So the mother did as she was told and the poor little baby died because the Foxglove is a poisonous plant.
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  2. Local Ruin

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    There is a castle adjoining our place in Frankford. This castle belonged to some of the Ormond family in years gone by and afterwards fell into the hands of people named Lanigans whose descendants still live in England. There is an underground passage in this castle leading to Castlejohn adjoining Donovan's place.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mai Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female