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School: Cooneal (roll number 6416)

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Coonealmore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Patrick Timbin
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    About a hundred years ago, there lived in Ballycrooney House a man whose name was Mr Perkins. At that time there was no trains or telegraphs, and they had to go to Dublin for the post. Mr Perkins had a servant whose name was John Hoban. Mr Perkins told John to go to Dublin on the following Saturday. John knew that there was going to be a football match in the neighbourhood and he was sorry that he wouldn't be at home for the football match. John started early on Saturday morning, and he was home early on Sunday evening to play the football match in the neighbourhood.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballybroony, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Guinness
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Martin Mc Hale
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathglass, Co. Mayo