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School: An Clochán (C.)

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Cloghan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Mairéad, Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0815, Page 099

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    this story.
    McDonough had an ass and car but it was seldom he was seen sitting in it, he always walked by the side of it but his wife and children would sit in it. He always came for the fairs especially the big horse fair in Banagher in the month of September.
    Mick McDonough is dead about four years. He always wore a hard hat, a swallow tailed coat made from frieze cloth, a corduroy trousers and waist coat and a grey shirt and a cravat around his
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Winnie Feighery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly