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School: Louisburgh (roll number 5128/9)

Location:
Louisburgh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Thos. J. Morahan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137, Page 041

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    water about fifty feet in width, and he landed on an island which has since been known as "Maxwell's Island," and the channel across which he leaped has been called "Maxwell's Leap".
    This Maxwell was an ancestor of the Maxwell, who wrote "The Wild Sports of the West".
    I got this explanation of Maxwell's Leap from the late Mr. John Ball, Ballyhip, Louisburgh.
    Thomas J. Morahan
    Príomh-Oide
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Louisburgh, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Thomas J. Morahan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Ball
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Bellakip, Co. Mayo