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Letterfrack Industrial School
« on: Monday 15 December 25 15:41 GMT (UK) »
Does anyone know if anymore information on the boys who served time at Letterfrack Industrial School has come to light ?
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Re: Letterfrack Industrial School
« Reply #1 on: Monday 15 December 25 15:54 GMT (UK) »
Do you mean this one? (St. Joseph's Industrial School, Letterfrack, Co. Galway)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Joseph%27s_Industrial_School,_Letterfrack

If so, the thread should be on the Galway board- just click on 'report to moderator' and ask for it to be moved there.
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Re: Letterfrack Industrial School
« Reply #2 on: Monday 15 December 25 18:55 GMT (UK) »

For others who might be interested, here's where Letterfrack is.......a beautiful part of Co Galway.

https://www.townlands.ie/galway/ballynahinch/ballynakill/ballynakill/letterfrack/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3417851#map=12/53.5244/-9.9632


Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

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