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School: Gort na Mara (Seafield) (roll number 11565)

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Donaghintraine, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0168, Page 144

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    Cawley now Mrs P. Sexton Templeboy Co Sligo was one morning going down to school to Kilrusheighter Templeboy. At Ard Givna avenue she found a dead body. she ran into the gatehouse and fainted. it was the body of Mullarkey. It happened that there was a "spree" in some neighboring house the night before and he was there. He was drunk and did not leave the house till the small hours of morning, he lay on the avenue and died from exposure.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Tiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromore West, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Miss B. Kivlehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowmably, Co. Sligo