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School: Ballyleague (roll number 5973)

Location:
Ballyleague, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Patrick O' Dowd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 164

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    My home district.
    The name of my home district is Moher. It is in the parish of Cloontuskert in the Barony of Ballintubber south. There are fifteen families living in it and the number of people living in it (and the) is sixty one. The family name most common is Donlon.
    At present, there are three families of the name but, in former times, there were seven. Most of the houses are thatched. There are six old people living in it, but they do not know Irish. Their names and addresses are as follows:- Patrick Donlon, Moher, Lanesboro Co Longford.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Moher, Co. Roscommon
    Collector
    John Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moher, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killattimoriarty, Co. Roscommon