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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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  1. A Great Walker

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    Thomas Cullen from Glenkillamey challenged another man to walk to Boyle to see which of them would win. The two started off together but Thomas Cullen was back first. It only took them two hours to go. It is ten miles from his house to Boyle.
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  2. A Great Mower

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    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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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Curran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr Michael Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon