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School: Baile na Cille (roll number 1320)

Location:
Ballynakill, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Éinrí Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0051, Page 0095

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    again in a day, a journey of about sixty miles.
    Peter Dervan in the townland of Allygoola Parish of Ballinaskill, Barony of Leitrim was a great runner and he was supposed to be able to run a mile in five minutes. He won many prizes for foot racing.
    One day there were sports held in Ballinakill and competed in a race but he did not win. That evening when he went home he went to bed and he died shortly after. He is about thirty-two years dead now.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eugene Monahan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Curragh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Monahan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Allygola, Co. Galway