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

Location:
Ennis, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Lionnáin
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    that he hated out-door exercises and was inclined to grow (g) fat. As he grew older his laziness became more apparent, at sixteen he stopped going to school and remain at home to assist his father. He was however of very little assistance.
    He was to fat and to lazy to (las) work. All he desired was books to read and whenever he got one he took to to the fields and read it.
    After a few years his father died and he inherited the farm but spent most of his time
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