School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)
- Location:
- Bofield, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 66
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It was how the wind brought the boy away. The big wind knocked down all the ditches around the place. It knocked down stacks of oats and reeks of hay.
- Walkers - There were two great walkers in the parish of Ballina once. One of the walkers was over in England. There was sports to be held in a certain place on a certain day. The man said he would go to the sports.
As soon as the sports started the man was there. At last a three mile walking race started and he entered. To make a long story short he won the race by 175 yards. The other man won the walking race from Foxford(continues on next page) - Collector
- Edward Rafter
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Behy Beg, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr John Rafter
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Behy Beg, Co. Mayo
