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School: An Clochar, Port Omna

Location:
Portumna, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Lorcáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0057, Page 0377

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    In one of the loveliest parts of Ireland quite convenient to the river Shannon there stood a beautiful building belonging to "Major Stoney" in Co. Tipperary. Its long winding avenue for about one mile with high beach trees over-head furnished the entrance to the building.
    The owner's health could not agree with the Shannon air so he gave it as a present to Protestant people - to be a home for orphanage children.
    The people of the district did not like to hear this. Afterwards some Protestant people were to come from Dublin. The parents came a few days previous to have beds and rooms
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Roseleen Howe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Portumna, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Benedict Howe
    Gender
    Male