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School: Balrath (roll number 9770)

Location:
Balrath, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Oirghiall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 055

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    hens. The do not know any Irish.
    Our land is very good for feeding live stock. It is level ground. There are a lot of trees in the ditches but no woods. A stream runs through every field for the cattle to drink out of. Lough Owel is not too far from our house.
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    Farragh
    Bunbrosna
    My native home is in the townland of Rathbennet in the parish of Multyfarnham.
    There are six families all of different names with about 23 people living in them. In this townland as well as in every other townland in the district there (are) many old maids and bachelors. The people do not marry young
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Rathbennett, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Gretta Sargent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Farrow, Co. Westmeath