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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 07_020

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    of the people have them now.
    The fires were made of sticks and turf long ago and sometimes they made them with chaf. The lights they used to have were candles made of rushes and sometimes they had to go on their knees at the fire to read their lessons.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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