School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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“A man lived in Listowel once and he did not believe in the true religion.”
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- Thomas Halpin
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- Address
- Dromin, Co. Kerry
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“I know a man by the name of Jim Twomey and he is the best mower in Dromin.”
I know a man by the name of Jim Twomey and he is the best mower in Dromin. In the month of July he went into a one acre meadow and he had it cut early in the evening. He started at eight o'clock in the morning and had it cut for six in the evening. There are very few mowers in the Country now because the most of the work is done by machines. Long ago the mowers were very good(continues on next page)