School: St. Jame's Well (roll number 14192)

Location:: Carrowmore, Co. Sligo
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dance with Mathew Mac Gumna. They being so frightened they returned back to Conway’s Cross again, and stayed in some old house until the morning.

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1 The late Pat O’Rourke, Ummeraroe won the hop step and leap after walking to Castlerea on a Sunday after the first Mass in Geevagh. 2 John Fallon Carrownadargney, Geevagh, and John Martin Cullen, Glen are two strong men. 3 Dermott McAuley, Geevagh, won the race in Geevagh. 4 Peter J. Devine, Ballyfarnon, is a great walker. 5 Dermott McAuley won the jumping in Geevagh. Paddie McDonagh Geevagh opposed him. 6 Daniel O’Rourke St James’s Well, Riverstown, Boyle. John Cullen Tapp, Geevagh, Co Sligo, were two great mowers. 7 John Gaffney Glen, Co Sligo, is a great dancer, he dances Jigs, and Reels. 8 Michael Nangle is a good singer, and the song he sings is “The working girl and the horseman of Dunroe. 9 Owen Cullen Tapp, Geevagh is a good story teller. 10 Pat Lavin Carrownadargney, and Pat Hannon Tapp, had a challenge in Lavin’s meadow mowing, and Pat Lavin won it. 11 Tommie Tiernan Ummeraroe, won the championship in Geevagh. 12 John Millmo Lough Bo, is a great swimmer. 13 Patrick Curran Ballinashee, Geevagh, was a great weight thrower 14 They O’Rourke’s of Breffni were great heroes there address is Breffni, Dromahair Co Leitrim. John Tiernan, Sooey, Co Sligo ran four miles in twenty
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