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School: Drogheda, Christian Bros. (roll number 16718)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. Ó Reachtabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 320

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    The name of the town I live in is Drogheda and the name of the Parish is St. Peters. Long ago in this town there was about two thousand houses. Most of these houses were thatched because there was no slates made at the time. There is a lot of old people in Drogheda but the ones I know best is Miss Gibney Magdalene St, and Mrs McGinn William St, both are over 90 years of age. Thousands left this town and went to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Drogheda, Co. Louth
    Collector
    James Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    William Street, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    William Street, Co. Louth