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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 17_031

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    a great many flags to be found under the surface of this field. There is a cross road between Kells and Danesfort called "Crosaire Caitlin". It is said that a woman named Kate Mcarthy hanged herself at this cross roads.
    It happened that this woman was very passionate and one day she got into a passion over something and she went and hanged herself with a rope, out of a tree at this cross roads. Her body was buried in the field near the place. Every night after that her
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Mullins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    The Mills, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    John Mullins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    Kellsgrange, Co. Kilkenny