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

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 13_021

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    The village I live in is called Knocksaxon. It contains twelve houses presently, three of which are slated and nine of them are thatched. There were fifteen in it once but three families have migrated to new homes. There is no name more common than another in this village now. There are two families called Lynskey now and a family of them migrated.This village has a population of 50 people. There are three persons getting the old age
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Joe Mc Intyre
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Mc Intyre
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo