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School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

Location:
Gortaleam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0128

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    This man jumped his own height. His name is
    John McLoughlin
    Carrow na Manac
    This man jumped down in a hole ten feet deep. His name was
    John Cumins
    Chequerhill House
    Dunmore.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    This man jumped his own height. His name is
    John McLoughlin
    Carrow na Manac
    This man jumped down in a hole ten feet deep. His name was
    John Cumins
    Chequerhill House Dunmore.
    My grandmother told me that a giant jumped from the top of Peak to the top of Chequerhill. The place between the two hills is called Gortaleam of 'the field of the jump."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Katty Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaunbrack, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Bridget Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Knockaunbrack, Co. Galway