School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)

Location:
Dysart, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Ailpín
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  1. Peter Maguire of Dysart was a match-maker in days gone by. He used go about with men who wanted wives and they would have a bottle of whiskey to treat the father and mother.
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