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Letting in the Light

Curator: méabh
February 22, 2018
3 Pages
School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

This is the fictional diary of a young girl in Aghlem,county Mayo during the rural electrification in Ireland.

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Authors:
Méabh

Sources:
Pictures used with written permission from esbarchives.ie. Not for further reproduction.

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The Community

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Local Happenings

Duchas Link:
esbarchives.ie

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Getting in the light

Curator: toby
February 22, 2018
3 Pages
School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

this is a story of when electrification comes to a town in Roscommon and changes a boys life forever.

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esb

Authors:
Toby Bond

Sources:
esbarchives.ie then there was light photos and video.

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The Community
Historical Tradition

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Local Happenings

Duchas Link:
esbarchives.ie

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Getting In The Lite

Curator: christopher
February 22, 2018
1 Pages
School: Rathfarnham Educate Together

My Story About The ESB

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Authors:
The Amazing Christopher Admirand

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https://esbarchives.ie/

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The Community
Human Life
Historical Tradition

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An Old Story
Old Irish Tales

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The History of Dublin 4

Curator: David McAndrew
October 27, 2017
10 Pages
School: Sn Paroiste Maitiu Nfa

5th class have been researching our school and areas of interest in the local area. We have spoken to family members, members of the local community and our local historical society.

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Authors:
5th Class St. Matthew's N.S.

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Various books, interviews, and websites.

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Livelihood and Household support

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Old Schools
Local Place-names
Local Poets
My Home District
Local Monuments
Old Houses

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The First Irish Coffee

Curator: Noel OConnell
July 19, 2017
1 Pages
School: Scoil Na Mbraithre

A letter from a gentleman who sampled the first Irish coffee in Foynes, Co. Limerick.

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Authors:
Pádraig Vaughan

Sources:
Visit to Foynes Flying Boat Museum, Co. Limerick.

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Human Life

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An Old Story

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School and Country Life in the 1930s

Curator: dermot dillon
July 02, 2017
3 Pages
School: St. Colman's N S

98 year old local man recalls his schooldays in the 1930s; walking to school in his feet, saving turf with the slane, playing "banging buttions" at break time, brown bread and milk in a glass bottle for lunch and fetchin ...

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Authors:
Tom Finn and David O'Gara http://irishfamily.toweyclan.com/

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http://irishfamily.toweyclan.com/ Cloontia Families http://www.fisfilmproject.ie/film-archive/fff/

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Livelihood and Household support
The Community

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Games I Play
My Home District

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Stories from 'In-Home'

Curator: Aoife McDonnell
March 22, 2019
11 Pages
School: Portumna Community School

Pages include the myths and stories of what it was like growing up in the place called 'In-Home' Narrated by father of interviewer. Born in 1950 and had 8 siblings older than him.

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Authors to the story have expressed a quest to remain unnamed.

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Verbal record from the man who wishes to remain without a name. Photography from the house visited.

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Family Stories

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Livelihood and Household support

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An Old Story

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A Story of Trams: From Old to New

Curator: Karl Meehan
December 13, 2016
13 Pages
School: St. Thomas Junior N S

Major changes have occurred in the tram network over the last century. This story looks at the old Dublin and Blessington Steam Tram and the new modern tram system known as the Luas.

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Room 5, Second Class

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The Dublin and Blessington Steam Tram: A Pictorial and Social History by Aidan Cruise. Proud to Live in Tallaght: An activity book for pupils in Tallaght schools by Dublin West Education Centre. www.luas.ie http://gofree.indigo.ie/~nigelo/dbstframes.htm http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography/transport/dublin-blessington-steam-/ http://www.luascrosscity.ie/

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Communications and Trade
The Community
Human Life
Time

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My Home District

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Changing Environment

Curator: AdamL
September 28, 2016
5 Pages
School: Our Lady Of Wayside N S

Climate Change, urbanisation, and other factors are starting to have an effect on our natural world in 2016. This story covers elements of our natural environment, that we know are under threat and records them for revie ...