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School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)

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Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
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Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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  3. XML “A Great Walker”
  4. XML “A Story”

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  1. A Great Walker

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      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Higgins
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12

  2. A Story

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    When Cornwallis was coming to Ballinamuck in 1798 he went down by Drumkirk and Lear, He met a pike man on the road going to battle. One of the soldiers went to kill the pike-man but Cornwallis would not allow him. He said we will pick out a soldier with him. They started to fight the soldier was on horse back.
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