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School: Baile an Daingin (C.) (roll number 4828)

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Ballindine, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire de Staic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 488

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  1. Stories Relating to Denis Browne (continued)

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    leap and jumped the river. From that day to this day that place is called. The Connaught man's leap" which no man ever jumped before or after that.
    Thomas McHugh, Curraghmore. Age 66 yrs.
    Pupil's name Margaret Slattery.
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  2. Stories Relating to Denis Browne

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    One day Denis Browne was in Ballinrobe and he was hanging the people. He was engaged to a girl named Regan and this day he was after hanging her father. When she heard that her father was being hanged she said that she would have revenge on him. They had a draper shop at this time and in it were some large rolls of tweed. At noon as she was going to her dinner she saw Denis Browne and she invited him to dinner. She let on that she was inviting him unknown to her mother. Their house was a three storey house
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Denis Browne (Denis of the Rope) (~25)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Joyce
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Mayo