School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)

Location:
Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Mrs Nora Lally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 359

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  1. In 1931 there were 83 pupils on roll in this school. Of this number only ten had brown eyes and black hair. The remainder were fair (60) or brown (13) haired with blue or grey eyes.
    This year (1938) there are 67 pupils on roll in this school. Of this number only five have brown eyes and black hair. The remainder (except one) have blue or grey eyes and fair (50) or brown hair (11). The exception - a little boy of about ten years has pink eyes and white hair. His sight is very bad even with the aid of glasses.
    In 1931 there were four families of Hansberry, four of Kennedy, four of Laffey, four of Warde.
    In 1938 there are four families of Kennedy and four of Laffey.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
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