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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 07_033

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  1. Our Native Village

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    My Native Village is called Prison. It is a very large village consisting of 27 houses and 125 people. Among this crowd of people there are about ten people who are over seventy years of age. Each of these people can speak a little Irish. There are about eight families of Reillys residing at Prizon so Reilly is the most common name. There is a large lake in the midst of the village
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Annie Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    32
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo