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School: Ballinorley (roll number 11597)

Location:
Bellanurly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Mrs Anna Ewing
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 232

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  1. Local Roads

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    The roads are known by the names of the principal towns which they connect, eg. the Sligo-Manorhamilton road means the main road between those two places. There are no very old roads in the district. The road leading past the school goes to Carrow-lustra bog.
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    “The local boys from fourteen years upwards meet at Dunally Bridge nearly every day night.”

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    The local boys from fourteen years upwards meet at Dunally Bridge nearly every dry night. Sometime's they they light fires but they never have a dance. They sometime's play "tip-cat," and they talk about the weather and
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jennie Lindsay
    Gender
    Female