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School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

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Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mary Ledwith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 143

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    On the top of Slieve Golry in the parish of Legan, there once was worked a great sand pit by the local peasantry who made their living by quarrying sand and trading it to distant contractors who were at that time building provincial towns in the midlands. Now at the back of this sand pit on the South west side, there was a deep hole or well. It was held sacred by the local people and anyone who interfered with it in any way was supposed to meet with trouble. However the sandpit was becoming exhausted and year by year the quarry men were working in the direction of
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridgie Maggie Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrycam, Co. Longford
    Informant
    John Gill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Keel, Co. Longford