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School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

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Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
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Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0218, Page 184

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    down anyway, and when the fire started to kindle the [?] all started to come out through the house, and went out through the whole house, and destroyed it.
    Then one of James Wood's sons went out, and saw the bag on top of the chimney, and said they would take it off themselves, as old [?] bad the excuse, that he had to go home then house was out a lane, and he was saying eh wouldn't get out the lane after dark.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Kane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Mohill, Co. Leitrim