School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)

Location:
Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Ó Droighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 046

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 046

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    hundred. Then the school was taken over by some good people in the district. There were no black boards except slates to write on. The teachers name was Coyle a nice honourable respectful man. He died about fifty-five years ago. Since then the school has been a Catholic one. The school teacher was a stranger.
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    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
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  3. Warts
    Get some horse hair and cut the wart with it, or get water when the snow is gone and wash the place until it is gone.
    Sore Throat
    Roast an ion and chop it up, then put it on a piece of silk. Be sure and keep juice in it. Put the
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