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School: Cooneal (roll number 6416)

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Coonealmore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Patrick Timbin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0145, Page 174

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    Co. Mayo would beat him. Captain Green bet five pounds he would get a man on the fair able to beat him. Then the Captain went about through the fair and he came across Charles Burns and he brought him up to where they were stone throwing, Charles took the stone and threw it twice as far as the mate. Everyone on the fair were greatly surprised for they never knew the mate to be beaten at stone throwing. So Charles got the money there also.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Winnie Bourke
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Pat Bourke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rosserk, Co. Mayo