School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 189
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“There was a man who was dismissed in the army and they would give him no pension so he went home to his brothers and they said they had no call for him when he had no money.”
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- Collector
- Frances Mc Nulty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocknafaugher, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Patrick Mc Lean
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Knocknafaugher, Co. Donegal