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School: Drumshanbo (C.) (roll number 12873)

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Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 074

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    The above is a drawing of an iron slab 22" high and 2ft wide which was formerly embedded in the wall of a cottage about two miles from Drumshanbo. It is the only specimen left of the iron smelting carried on in former times on the Furnace Hill a small height outside Drumshanbo.
    On this slab are the letters O O R meaning Owen O' Rourke also the figures 1688 representing the year. The slab is
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    J.J. Mahon
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Mahanagh, Co. Leitrim