School: Cluain an Iubhair (roll number 15213)
- Location:
- Cloonanure, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Háinlighe
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- Pat Dwyer whoseaddress was Carrowcrory, Keash, Ballymote, Co. Sligo ran from Carrowrory to Ballina Co. Mayo in two hours, a distance of thirty four miles.
The cause of this race was the shooting of a hare in the forbidden month of June. One June morning Dwyer went out to look after his cattle, but by some bad luck he brought his gun with him. On his return home he saw a hare.
He said "it is my chance now as there is(continues on next page)- Collector
- Jennie Scanlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clooneagh, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs John Dwyer
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Clooneagh, Co. Sligo