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School: Inniskeen (roll number 13396)

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Inishkeen, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Louis A. Duffy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 069

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 069

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    “There was a man named Paddy Boyle, of Drumagrella, Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan who could make the rush candles.”

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    steeping the rushes in melted grease.
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    “There lived in Channonrock Co. Louth a man named Cristy Farrell who was known locally as "Crisy the Rat".”

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    There lived in Channonrock Co. Louth a man named Cristy Farrell who was known locally as "Crisy the Rat." There was no one who could thatch a house like him. It was said that the houses he would thatch would not let in the rain for years. But he lost his employment when the people got slates on their houses.
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    “There lived in the village of Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan about forty years ago a man named James McArdle who used make gates and ploughs.”

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    “There lived in the townland of Drumkeath, Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan, a man named Owen Carrol who could make wheels for carts.”

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    There lived in the townland of Drumkeath, Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan, a man named Owen
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