School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)

Location:
Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0265, Page 144

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    Co Roscommon.
    Jim Casserly
    This man was one of the famous men in olden times for making straw chairs and mats and people all over Ireland used to come to him. He lived in Mt Plunkett Lecarrow, Co Roscommon.
    John Kilroy
    This man was a wonderfulstep dancer and he used to go all over the world especially to England and America. He lived in Culleen Knockcroghery Co Roscommon.
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  2. Jimmy Terran
    + Martin Berne
    Both of these men walked to Dublin in one day and one night on the 22nd June 1823, Both of these men lived at Culleen, Knockcroghery.
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon