School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 213
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- The chimney was made of wattles and clay. There was no glass in the windows ; netted wire was used instead Half doors were very common in the olden times ; there was a half-door on every house long ago and there is one on nearly all of them yet.
- There is a mermaid in Lough Creggon. There was once a man who lived in Creggan named Patrick Coffey. He(continues on next page)
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- John Conaughton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
