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School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)

Location:
Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0292, Page 116

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    About eighty years ago when there was no talk of anyone being able to fly there lived in Screathan Uí Laoghaire a very clever man named Julian Camier. He had a house built, and quarried slate on the other side of Cnoc an Chairn at a place called Leaca Dhubh, and then he made a pair of wings. He told all the people that he would fly if each one of them brought a couple of slate home for him. When the day came crowds of people ascended on Mount Corrin to see him fly. He went on top of a high cliff and put on his wings but they failed to work when he spread them out and he jumped into the air and he fell of the cliff and hurt his leg. All the people took pity on him and each one brought a couple of slates down to his house so he got the slate brought home easy, and after that
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Donovan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick Donovan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Derreennalomane, Co. Cork