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School: Beith Mhór (Beaghmore) (roll number 1209)

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Beagh More, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0229, Page 313

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    Mr. Tom Reilly, Mullahoran, was born in Augharan in the parish of Aughavas. He became a teacher, first starting as a monitor in Augharan N.S. In some years after, he became principal of a school near Clifden.
    Christmas day fell on Monday of this year. He taught school until Friday evening. After school hours, he decided to come home. The only mode of conveyance in those day were mail-cars and trains. He missed the mail car from Clifden to Galway and, he decided to walk home. Knowing that the river Corrib drained Lough Corrib into Galway, he took the advantage and walked along
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Miltron Glebe, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mr Thomas O Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Mullaghoran, Co. Cavan