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School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)

Location:
Glentogher, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 403

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    eighteen pence and they had to feed themselves. After they had the forty acres delved they made a narrow road through it but it is of no use now. It is grown over with heather and another road is made down below it.
    Where the wooden bridge now stands the people got over the river by means of a plank to get to White House. The people get over the river by means of a couple of planks except at the bridge opposite the school. Some of these fords are Kearney's ford, lamb ford, and Doherty's ford.
    In the summer the young boys gather at the Glentogher school lane and sing and dance.
    The old people say that they don't know anything about mass paths.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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