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School: Rakeeragil (roll number 11568)

Location:
Rakeeragh, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0958, Page 163

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    I got the following story from my father,Dan Mc Court,
    Dunaldron,Monaghan.
    Local Heroes, Mc Kenna.
    A long time ago in the townland of wilven? there lived a man named Mc Kenna and he was very good at playing handball.
    One day a traveller came to Monaghan and he made a bet of twenty pounds that he would beat anyone at playing handball.Mc Kenna beat the traveller and won the twenty pounds.At this time the people used to play handball at the Courthouse.Mc Kenna hit the ball at the Courthouse and it went over the pound hill and it was never found again.
    P.Mc Court.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P. Mc Court
    Informant
    Dan Mc Court
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunaldron, Co. Monaghan