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School: Manulla (Cailíní)

Location:
Manulla, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Bairéad
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 380

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    They then made up their minds to walk to Roscommon this journey occupied almost the whole day. When they reached Roscommon the water was coming out in eyelids of there loots. There they found a train which brought them to Dublin where they got a boat to take them across to England. Lawrence Hughes also used to walk to Castlebar and do a days work and walk home again in the evening. Castlebar is about seven and a quarter miles from his home.
    Carramore is a village three miles from Balla. In Carramore a man named William Hughes was a noted dancer he used to dance jigs, reels, and hornpipes.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntober Eighter, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Laurence Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Carrowntober Eighter, Co. Mayo