School: Loughill
- Location:
- Ballymunterhiggin, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eibhlis Ní Mhathghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 203
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“About twenty years ago there lived in Higgistown a Mrs. Rooney.”
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