School: Ballinorley (roll number 11597)

Location:
Béal Átha an Orlaí, Co. Shligigh
Teacher:
Mrs Anna Ewing
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    are two old houses in the locality. An old man lived by himself in one of them. When he died the house was shut up and it went to loss. A Mr Nelson lived in the other one, but he died years ago. My father bought a field from him and we still call it Nelson's field." Houses were not more numerous in former times than now. There are about the same number of houses now as ever. Three girls of the Filgan family left for America about twenty years ago. The mother and two sons live there at home near our house. The
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. riaradh talún (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Olive Lindsay
    Gender
    Female