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School: Tillystown, Bray (roll number 9845)

Location:
Shanganagh, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Heoghanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0798, Page 194

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    a man named Byrne who has a hotel in Shankill. The team was called Valeview afeter the new vale of Shankill. The team is still in progress, sometimes they win and sometimes they lose.
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    About sixty years ago, there lived in Bray a tall broadshouldered man whom the locals called "Big Mick". There were no mowing machines in those days so Mick brought his scythes to Bray to be set, as it was his custom to cut half an acre of hay before breakfast every morning.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Niall Honan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Strand Road, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr William Mc Lellan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Gentleman
    Address
    Victoria Avenue, Co. Wicklow