School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)
- Location:
- Bofield, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 11
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- (continued from previous page)because the police only had come to the door.
The police had tied their horses to a tree. Gallagher took one of theese horses, jumped on him and ran away.
A strong man once lived in Bonniconlon called Tom Kelly. He lived in Carralavin. There is a story told about him.
One day he bought a horse which would not go into the stable. He caught the hind legs of the horse and shoved him into the barn.
One of the O'Dowds was a good a good blacksmith.
- Collector
- Michael Judge
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilgarvan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Judge
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilgarvan, Co. Mayo
