School: Gort na Gaoithe (roll number 14218)
- Location:
- Windfield, Co. Galway
- Teacher: M. Ó Lócháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0024
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“The only person I heard of that could catch hares and rabbits by running after is John Carty of Toomard.”
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- There was a family of the Eglinton who lived in Summerhill as we are told. There was two young men went out fishing along the river the got out a(continues on next page)