School: Cloone (B.) (roll number 15442)
- Location:
- Cloone, Co. Leitrim
- Teachers: T. Ó Móráin A. Ó Corraidhin
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- (continued from previous page)goald now". He was over joyed with the good he was to have six horses and carts at the bringing home of the goald. He died next day but he [?] got the goald.
John Doyle, carried two 20 sts bags of meal one under each arm off Mr. F. Popes horse cart so the yard to Mr. Popes store about twenty yards in length. He also brought a blind horse with cart across Cloone lough and cartes thurf on it. As it had freesed for twelve w[?] or so.
Francis Foy carried a twenty stone b[?] of meal to Mohill For Mr. Murphy Cloondarne.
John Sexton Drumhallow Cloone carried twenty stone bag of oats from his own house to the market in Mohill. And when he went in he took off his boot and in it was an spoon. The distance from his house to Mohill about 5 1/2 miles. He never rested with it.
James O'Donnell was a great runner. He once was on Mr. J. Wests hill and he rose rabbit and caugh the rabbit with fare running. He was given the name of the "Deer", from that day till this very day.
- Collector
- Seán Quinn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloone, Co. Leitrim
