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School: Bundoracha (roll number 14331)

Location:
Bundorragha, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Siúbhán Bean Uí Bhúrca
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    The landlords here at one time were Lord Sligo and Lord Lucan. They came here about two hundred years ago and Lord Lucan left here about thirty years ago but Lord Sligo's decendents are here still. The people did not like them because they took they took the land from some poor people. They had the land for themselves but they had to divide it out again and to give each person a share of it. Lord Sligo has a very big lodge. It is situated in a big wood called Delphie wood. There is a very
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maire Ní Niaidh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Máirtín O Niaidh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    38
    Address
    Bundorragha, Co. Mayo