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School: Leatbeg (roll number 16146)

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Leat Beg, Co. Donegal
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Mrs Peoples
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1091, Page 059

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    dived to the bottom of the sea and took up the iron and about two hunderweights of seaweed in it.
    Thomas Gallagher, Tully, Carrigart, Lifford.
    Told by Frank McKemey, Ballyheerin, on Friday night 14th January 1938. A Smith. Born and reared in Ballyheerin. Spent life there also.
    Another day the same man - Patrick Kerr, went in a boat called the Grania Móp (Mór ?)to Portrush.
    A swimming match was to take place in Portrush that day. The Captain of the boat Peter Mitchel, made the sailors hurry the boat so as to arrive in Portrush in time for the swimming match.
    The Captain paid half a crown and got Patrick entered for the swimming contest.
    There were twelve swimmers to swim five singles. While
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    Another day the same man - Patrick Kerr, went in a boat called the Grania Mór to Portrush.
    A swimming match was to take place in Portrush that day.
    The Captain of the boat Peter Mitchel, made the sailors hurry the boat so as to arrive in Portrush in time for the swimming match.
    The Captain paid half a crown and got Patrick entered for the swimming contest.
    There were twelve swimmers to swim five singles. While
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tully, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Hugh Herraghty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tully, Co. Donegal