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School: Dalystown (roll number 15307)

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Dalystown, Co. Westmeath
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Kathleen Grehan
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    He was coming home from Ballinagore and when he came out of the Mill field, he went down to the back of Jack Dalys (yard) and he sat down on a rock. He took his coat off and after a while he started for home and he went through Mr. Wright's yard and got out on the road. He kept walking till day light and when day light broke he was
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christopher Munroe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonyhague, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Charles Munroe
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonyhague, Co. Westmeath