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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 069

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    The name of my home district is "The Island". It is in the parish of Galen and Reynagh and in the barony of Garrycastle. It got its name because it is situated between two rivers. There are two families living in the "Island" and eleven people. Guinans is the most common name in it. There were never any more houses than two. People went from
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    John Guinan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly