School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)
- Location:
- Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Gharaidh
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- (continued from previous page)Gort about 7 years ago. He was born at Drumsna about the year 1860. When he was 5 years old his parents went to live at Rooskey where he went to school.He became a soldier and was trained in England from which he was sent to India and other countries I am not certain about the battles he fought. He was also a cook for the other soldiers.He is now in a soldiers' nursing home in England. It was said he was the oldest and tallest soldier of his time in England. His photo was to be seen in a very popular paper known as "The Sketch" last Spring An account of his career was also on the daily paper at the same time.He was a noted singer, runner, walker, swimmer, and was very tall and neat, He is now 20 years out of the force and is 77 years of age.
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- Collector
- Peggy Newton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Moherrevan, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Tommy Newton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Moherrevan, Co. Leitrim