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School: Ballymore (B.) (roll number 7443)

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Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P.J. Cooney
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    dead dog that was barking at a pockmarked cat that was dying with the chin cough. I put my hand into that dog's mouth and I turned him inside out. and he followed me home through bogholes of buttermilk and mountains of stirabout and I came home on the first of July, the hungriest month in the year with the last of bad luck on my back.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mac Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Shinglis, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Ryan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Shinglis, Co. Westmeath