School: Straboe (roll number 12934)
- Location:
- Straboe, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Bríd Nic Cormaic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 120
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- Collector
- Theresa Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Lalor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 49
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Eyne, Co. Laois
