School: Drom Bhaoghalláin (roll number 7981)
- Location:
- Ardcarn, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M. Pagnam
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0231, Page 296
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- There was once a great runner, who lived in Ardcarne. his name was James Quinn. One day his father and mother went to Boyle. When they came home he had a live hare under a creel. He told them he raced across the hill, and caught him. They would not believe his tale, so he let out the hare again and caught him. When he grew up he became a robber and he was so swift the police could never catch him. He was a very good jumper also. He had a step at the Feorish River and used to jump across when followed by the police. This step was in a big bundle of rushes. The police dug the rushes and left it floating. When Quinn jumped in them he went down with the stream and was captured.
- Collector
- Michael Crowley
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Crowley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrigeen, Co. Roscommon
