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School: Ceathramhadh-an-Uisge / Carrowniskey (roll number 8719)

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Carrownisky, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137E, Page 05_018

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  1. Clare Island

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    Clare Island is a very big Island, and there are alot of houses there, compared with long ago. Up to the twelvth century the history of the Island, was a blank. There are two blessed wells there ; one of them dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, and the other to St. Bridget. Grace O'Malley lived there long ago, and she had a lot of castles there, which belonged to her father. Clare Island was ruled long ago, by the parish
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christinia Ní Giubiún
    Gender
    Female