School: Glascorn (roll number 16615)
- Location:
- Glascarn, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Hope
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 248
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- (continued from previous page)and a half miles from Loughnavalley, that one hundred families left one bright May morning for America. It was a sad sight as these poor people took their .The church bell tolled and the wailing of the emigrant could be heard a long way off. Word came afterwards that the two vessels on which they sailed were drowned.
- In former times people never wore boots. There is a woman still living in Rathconiath(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Joseph Ollard
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Coolnahay, Co. Westmeath
