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School: Ceathrú Mhór (roll number 16289)

Location:
Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Thomas F. O' Hara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 284

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    Nora Stephen who lived in Cartron carried a hundred bag of meal on her back from Swinford, a distance of about seven miles.
    Anthony Kneafsery, Cartron, walked to Drogheda when he was going ot England.
    Martin Ruddy, who lived in Cartron carried a coffin on his back from Sligo, a distance of about sixty miles. It is about seventy years ago since he did that.
    Michael Heggarty who lived in Cartron, mowed an Irish acre of hay in one day with a hook.
    Patrick O'Neill of Creggane carried four hundred of oats, two hundred under each arm.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Durkan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doonty, Co. Mayo