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School: Ballynacargy (B.) (roll number 1731)

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Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
E. Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 516

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    army and was transferred to India, where his service as teacher were retained in the army.
    Before any school was built at all in Ballynacargy there was a night school conducted at Irishtown by John Allen.
    This private school together with the one at Davidstown a few miles from Ballynacargy were the only seats of knowledge in the locality.
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    When our Lord and Savour saw the holy cross. He shook and trembled and the Jews asked him had he ever the fever or the ague or was he afraid to die. He made answer and said "He had neither the fever or ague or neither was he afraid to die. Anyone who keeps these words shall never be troubled either with the fever or the ague.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
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    Michael Slevin
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