School: Sonnagh (cailíní agus buachaillí)
- Location:
- Sonnagh Old, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Úna Bean Uí Mhuireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0059, Page 0354
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- Collector
- Delia Hynes
- Gender
- Female
