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School: Ballyboghill

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Ballyboghil, Co. Dublin
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P.J. Connolly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Page 353

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    “Tom Doyle of Bettyville, Ballyboghill Co Dublin...”

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    Tom Doyle of Bettyville, Ballyboghill, Co.Dublin was a good walker. He often walked from Trim to Bettyville a journey of about thirty-five miles in a day. He is fairly old now.
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    “Dick Swift of Ballyboghill, parish of Naul, Co Dublin....”

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    Dick Swift of Ballyboghill, parish of Naul, Co Dublin made up a long poem about a football match between Ballyboghill Rangers and Hill Rovers in which Ballyboghill won. He made it so well that it was printed in the Drogheda paper
    John Carney who lived in Leastown in the parish of Naul about twenty years ago was a great weight thrower. He is not alive now.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Naul, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Dick Corway
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Wyanstown, Co. Dublin