School: Birr (Mercy Convent)
- Location:
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Sr. Flannan
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“There was once a man named Charlie Lynch who lived at Eden near the town of Birr.”
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- Mrs Hannah Cole
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Occupation
- Bean fuála
- Address
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly