School: St Patrick's, Ballyfarnon (roll number 13978)

Location:
Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon
Teachers:
Mark Hanly Thos. Feeny
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0231, Page 192

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0231, Page 192

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  1. A man named John McHugh from Rover, Ballyfarnon was a great mower when he was a young man. About thirty years ago a man named Denis Morrison from Geevagh challenged him to a mowing contest. Each man had an acre of land to mow. They started work at 9.30 am. At about eleven o'clock Denis Morrison pretended there was something wrong at his farm, because he could
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