School: Newtownmanor (roll number 4905)
- Location:
- Newtownmanor, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Mac Néill (Nelson)
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- (continued from previous page)be a bit tired after it. Nowadays there are plenty of young men and they are not able to mow a half an acre.Most of the above information was received from my uncle aged forty four years.
- In the townland of Glenague a man named Michael McTiernan still lives and in his young days it was no trouble for him to jump six feet high and also he used to jump six feet at sports but nowadays he is not able to jump it because he is getting very old but nowadays no person in the locality is able to jump it.The above information was received from my father.
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Goldrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doonkelly, Co. Leitrim
