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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Droim Lias, Co. Liatroma
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 250

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    free until such as they would be able to get another job for themselves.
    Sometimes this hospitality was taken advantage of. In this part of the country there was tailor. Every one thought that he was a very poor man and were very kind to him judging him by his clothes and stories. He lived to be a very old man and when he died there were wads of notes found sewn in an old coat belonging to him. He had some more money in the bank and altogether he had five or six hundred pounds. Half the people of this locality couldn't believe that this man had all this money.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. earraí
      1. éadaí agus suaitheantais (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Johnston
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carraig an Chrochaire, Co. Liatroma
    Informant
    J.J. Johnston
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carraig an Chrochaire, Co. Liatroma