School: Kilmacteige (B.) (roll number 15500)
- Location:
- Kilmacteige, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Cuirnín
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- Collector
- Michael Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmacteige, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Margaret Donegan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Kilmacteige, Co. Sligo