School: Tooreen (St. Brigid's)

Location:
Tooreen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Ní Fhlannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 87

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    was a big house. The people had to leave and they sailed on the 'May Flower' ship to Canada.
    There were more houses in Sanwalla where Ganley's land is now and they were in a line like a town and when they had no food they had to leave.
    There were two houses in Murphy's and the people had to leave or they would die of hunger.
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
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    English