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School: Ballinafid (roll number 5390)

Location:
Ballynafid, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Ó Duibhgeanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 254

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    dancing. He and Henry were great friends. Thomas did not like dancing every Sunday but Henry did. Some of his favourite dances were hornpipes, reels and jigs.
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  2. Local Happenings

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    In Multyfarnham in the month of August, twenty-five years ago there was a sports. Three men named Thomas Quinn, Patrick Dolan and Patrick Daly were there. Late in the evening, while coming home they decided to cross Lough Owel to Portloman which is on the south-west shore. On arrival at the north shore they got into a boat and after rowing for some distance, a wind arose which flew the boat to shore.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Donegan
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Kilpatrick, Co. Westmeath