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School: An Pasáiste, Corcaigh

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Passage West, Co. Cork
Teacher:
William Meiklejohn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0390, Page 102

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. names (~166)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eoghan de Leastar
    Gender
    Male