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School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)

Location:
Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0220, Page 025

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0220, Page 025

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  3. XML “Local Monuments”
  4. XML “Heroes”
  5. XML “Hedge-Schools”

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    A man named Thomas Lee from Cattan walked to Longford for meal because he heard that it was cheaper there than around his own home. He also wanted a wheel-barrow and he put the meal on the barrow and wheeled it the whole way home. Longford is about 10 miles from his home.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 14
    Address
    Lear, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Morris
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50