School: An Clochar, Uachtar Árd (roll number 13439)

Location:
Oughterard, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr M.S. Iognáid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0065, Page 355

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  1. There are a lot of old ruins around Oughterard.
    The old town of Oughterard was on the fair green in Claremount. There were two public houses and one hotel and there were a lot of other houses the ruins of which are to be seen there yet.
    There is an old ruin of a house in Claremount and a man named Isaac lived in it long ago and the place is now (cl) call Isaac's.
    There is a house in the Factory beyond the waterfall and when the people left the house a well sprang up in it and it was called the
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Biddy Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oughterard, Co. Galway