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School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)

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Dromore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0166, Page 167

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    About ten or fifteen years ago three stong men called McGoldrick lived in Dunowla in this parish. They were three brothers and were noted for their strength and the great deeds they could do.
    One day one of them went to the sea for some sand. He brought a twenty stone bag and tied the mouth of it and walked home with it on his back.
    Another brother went to the forge one day and a few men in the forge were talking about strength and what strong men could do. Any man could carry an axle of a cart, by McGoldrick carried and axle with two wheels on it home across his back.
    Another of the McGoldricks was harrowing and the horse sulked and would not work for him. The
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    K. Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Joe Haynes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowmably, Co. Sligo