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School: Edmonton (roll number 8100)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0728, Page 063

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    The houses are more numerous now than in former years. One family emigrated to America in the year 1929. Joseph Tault his wife two boys and one girl. A girl named Ciss Callaghan emigrated to America in 1923.
    A good deal of the land of Clonlost is boggy - Some good. Several acres are under woods. There is a river known locally as The Big River rising in Ballywillan Bog and flowing into a pond which is quite near to Clonlost House.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Clonlost, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Máire Áine Ní Lorcáin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Larkin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Clonlost, Co. Westmeath