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 193

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  1. There lives a man in Glenkillamey named Thomas Cullen. He could walk to Boyle in two hours when he was a young man. He lives about ten miles from Boyle. Once he challenged a man in Ballyfarnon to walk with him in contest to Boyle. They agreed but Thomas said he would make a condition of the contest that they would walk with
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullytawen, Co. Roscommon