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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 12_013

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    Long years ago there lived great strong and historic men who were able to throw heavy weights and run long distances so that their fame was know all over Ireland.
    A man named James Long of Kells jumped the King's river but was afterwards defeated by a man named Kerns.
    Ther lived in the village of
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seosamh O Cais
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Cais
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Cass
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny