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School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)

Location:
Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 230

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    The name of my home district is Delvin. Its townland is Castletown Delvin. Its parish and barony are both Delvin. There are forty-one families in it. The population is people. The most common name is Fitzsimons. All the houses are slated except three and three are galvanised. There are six people over seventy living there. They do not now Irish. They tell stories in English. These are the names of the people over seventy. James Holloway, Delvin Westmeath. Patrick Fitzsimons, Johnny Murray,
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    John Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath