School: Radharc na Sionainne (roll number 16477)
- Location:
- Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Nóirín Ní Uiginn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0260, Page 148
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Martin Treacy Cloonmore was a great swimmer. He swam from Connaught to Leinster about 2½ miles across the Shannon in a short time.Pat Dodd of Longford swam from Inis Crawley to the Quaker Island a distance of two miles.Paddy Fayne, Longford, swam from Longford shore to the Cloonmore shore in 35 minutes. This was over 2 miles.
- Michael Murphy Clooneskirt was a great jumper. He would put a razor down on the ground 22 feet away and if he was not(continues on next page)
