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School: Ballinacliffy

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Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 122

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    running after her.
    It was quite common for men to walk to fairs in Mullingar, Tullamore and Ballinasloe from this district. Mullingar is twenty-one miles Tullamore thirty-eight and Ballinasloe twenty-four miles away.
    During the time of the Daniel Shooting a lot of people round here were sent to jail in Tullamore. A woman named Fox went from Bethlem to see them.
    My grandfather John Fox was able to jump the grand gates in Littletown ; this was very dangerous because it was spiked.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    William Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath