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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

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Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 093

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    A man named Bill Carr brother of the man mentioned before carried five cwts of meal from Shrule mills to the canal banks. He crossed the fields and crossed Laragh until he came to the canal. He rested four times on the way. From Shrule to the canal was about a mile distance. He did it about 90 years ago.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Rock
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Pat Rock
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford