School: Gurteen, Ballymahon
- Location:
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: F. Ó Murchadha
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- (continued from previous page)was "Mr name is Pat Molloy. I live in Longford town, my father keeps a twine shop and my mother spins the wheel and what's the cause that I have to work with an Irish farmer's son. I'm here to-day quite broken - hearted & in this place I'm gong to die. Now it's here that you will find me and to h- with an Irish farmr's son".
- Some time ago the people in a parish near here had no education. One Ash Wednesday morning the priest got a sudden sick call just as he was about to distribute the Blessed Ashes. He was going off in a great hurry when he remarked to the boy that it(continues on next page)