School: Creagán Buí, Cora Finne
- Location:
- Craggaunboy, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Consaidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0612, Page 430
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“In olden times there were two famous mowers in the vicinity of Ennistymon...”
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and Tomás O Looney Cloncul .O Loughlin was a better mower but O Looney was better able to tackle the scythe. At this time there was a mowing competition in Co.Limerick and O Loughlin was chosen from Clare but O Looney prepared the scythe for him.O Loughlin met this Limerick mower and his wife who were very nice to him.The woman having heard of O Loughlin reputation as a mower gave him "jallop" in a drink so as to knock him out.O Loughlin left the Limerick man far back for a long time but when the medicine took effect he found himself in an awkward position and the Limerick man gained some ground.Still when the test was coming to an end O Loughlin went ahead again and won.
- Collector
- Mary Mee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moanreel North, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Maurice Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moanreel North, Co. Clare