School: Scoil na mBráthar, Inis (roll number 16677)

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Ennis, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Lionnáin
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  1. About fifty years ago Willie Mulligan a curly haired little boy aged then about five years entered the National School at Ballyroe and had his name entered on the roll (an) book. He was given a book containing the Alphabeth and some simple lessons,. In payment for the book William offered the teacher three buttons which he took from a string on which he contained about twenty buttons, which were all the wealth that William possessed. The smilingly
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