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School: Baile na Cille (roll number 1320)

Location:
Ballynakill, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Éinrí Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0051, Page 0119

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  2. My Townland

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    Newtown is the name of my townland. There are ten families in it. There are fifty two people in it. A family of the McDonaghs left Newtown a few years ago. McDonagh is the most common name in the townland of Newtown. There are five houses thatched and five slated.
    There are two old women and one old man in the townland of Newtown. They do not speak the Irish language. They do not tell stories. Their names are
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Newtown, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Lucy Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Martin Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Galway