School: Athgarvan, Curragh (roll number 13350)

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Athgarvan, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Niocaill
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    When Mícheál was living in Loughburke Kilmaley a family named MacDonnell lived near him om Raheen.

    When Michael was living in Longhburke Kilmaley a family named MacDanell lived near him in Raheen.
    When the McDonnells were growing up they were a particularly good looking family. At that time farmers used not to fence very well around gardens and meadows. They only fenced well around one field which they called a paddock and in the evenings after the cows had been milked they put them into this paddock for the night.
    Noe one summer evening about dusk the eldest of the McDonnell boys drove his cows towards the paddock. There was a gap leading into the paddock
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