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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceann tSáile

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0319, Page 303

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    Long ago there lived on the Rock a family of gardeners called Deasy, or Daishy as they were better known. Although the Daishy's lived within the town they were more like the country people of the time than the other residents of the locality - that is in their speech their style of dress and their food. But they differed from both town and country people in many ways. In their garden, which they called the "Golden Gardens",
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Dhonnbháin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Séamus Breathnach
    Gender
    Male