School: Béal an Átha Móir (C.) (roll number 13614)

Location:
Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
An tSr. Áthracht
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0225, Page 005

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    possess them after him. So early one morning he departed for America, leaving behind him the blazing ruins of his home among the bleach green.
    The ruins of the mills and kilns, the mill-race, the name of the bridge between Tomloscon and Mayo (Millford Bridge) a field called "Norris and meadow" and the nickname for the Leitrims, i.e. "the Scutchers" are reminders to day of this industrial effort of 100 years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Meehan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    16
    Address
    Derrinkeher (Mc Donnell), Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Geoghegan
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballyduff, Co. Leitrim