School: Dangan (roll number 7352)
- Location:
- Dangan (King), Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Thomas O' Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0254, Page 303
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- Local HeroesI have heard many stories, of famous men of our district. Many of these people are still living.
Late Conory, was a famous mower of his time. Many people would not believe what he could do. So on a certain day, he set to mow some meadow in a field, in which there was an Irish acre of ground.
It was a gentleman, who asked the request of the mower. So the gentleman told him the more meadow he would mow, the greater would be the prize.It was on a fine Summer's day, and the champion took an ordinary sythe [?], at nine o'clock in the morning. After a few hours many spectators came to see his six hours, work. So all were amazed at the rapid progress he had made. On the same evening at nine o 'clock he had his acre of meadow mowed. The gentleman who asked the mower then came and he awarded the champion prize of £2.
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- Patrick Sharkey
- Gender
- Male
