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School: Cloran (roll number 5282)

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Cloran and Corcullentry, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Síle Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0375

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0375

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  3. XML “The Old Town”
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  1. The Old Town (continued)

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  2. The Cloran Lakes

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    There are five large lakes in Cloran, they are very large and are of peculiar shapes, there is one the shape of a boat, another the shape of a harp, the third is the shape of a heart, the fourth is the shape of a spoon and the fifth is the shape of a bottle.
    It is said that long ago when fishing was very common in the country, the people came to fish to those lakes during mass-time instead of going to mass. The parish priest at that time was Father Murray and when he heard this he was
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