Recording the memories
Homes
(introduction to be written)
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| Home of Michael and Mary Tully (the Jickies) in Greaghnadarragh c1935 |
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Ruins of the home of Simon Coleman in Aghamore Simon's sister, Elizabeth a.k.a Bessie, was the wife of Philip Donnelly of Greaghnadarragh, and grandmother of Philip Donnelly of Ottawa, Canada |
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