School: Cluain Tuaiscirt (roll number 1405)
- Location:
- Clontuskert, Co. Galway
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029C, Page 03_028
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- Collector
- Cláir Ní Mhaoláin
- Gender
- Female
