School: Mín a Ghabhann (Meenagowan) (roll number 16823)
- Location:
- Mín an Ghabhann, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Glacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054B, Page 02_030
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“The people about here have a way to not get a thing blinked. ...”
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