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School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 087

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    in weight, and he was very small. This man lived about fifty years ago Once there lived a man in Monavea He was a great walker. He was able to walk about twenty miles in the day. This man was also a great jumper. He was able to jump a ditch about ten feet high. His name was Michael White.
    There was once a man named Patrick Doyle who lived in Aughaterry. This man was a very good runner. He was able to beat any man at running. One morning while he was out looking at his cattle he saw a rabbit. He ran after it and caught it as it was going into a burrow.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Coonan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumagh, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumagh, Co. Laois