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School: Soran, Longford (roll number 14683)

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Soran, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Wilfred O'Callaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 194

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    all furnished with spears, guns and shields belonging to the gang who were also sleeping there.
    They were going out on the entrance, when the girl though accident struck a spear with her shoulder and the leader who was sleeping at the far end of the cave heard the noise. He searched for a gun that was hanging over his head and fired a shot out on the entrance but the pair were gone and hid. So they escaped by a couple of seconds.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Gilna
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Joseph Cosgrove
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford