School: Dumha-chaisil
- Location:
- Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 390
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- Collector
- Frank O' Dowd
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doobeg, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Pat Hunt
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doobeg, Co. Sligo
