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School: Longford, Kinnitty

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Longford, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 141

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    Some years ago a man named Patrick Walshe lived in Ballymacmurrough. The girl he loved lived in Brackney now Clonlee. Mary Egan was this pretty girl's name. Patrick could not live even one night without seeing her handsome face. So every single night irrespective of the hard days work he had before him each morning he walked two and a half miles both in Summer and Winter he went to her home.
    The boys about Longford said it was not the sign
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Éamonn Cuddy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Pollduff, Co. Offaly