School: Kingscourt (C.)

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   “In the wood there is a well called the "Wishing well".”

   

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   In the wood there is a well called the "Wishing well". There is a bridge across the well. There is an arch in the bridge. It used be used as a hiding place, and also as a place for watching out for the enemy. It is said that Cromwell marched with his army across the bridge on his way to the Boyne.

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   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. penal times (~4,335)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mollie Mc Mahon

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Thomas Mc Mahon

   Gender

   Male

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   “A few miles from Kingscourt there is a place called the "Tory Bush".”

   

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   A few miles from Kingscourt there is a place called the "Tory Bush". There is a Mass rock there in which the priests used say mass in the Penal Days.

   

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