School: An Chathair Gharbh (roll number 13896)

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   “There is a story told about a man in Clounaglaskin that got a bicycle.”

   

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   There is a story told about a man in Clounaglaskin that got a bicycle. It was one of the first bicycles that was got around here. It was a "Penny farthing" bicycle. One day he was coming down a big hill and he had no brake. There was a sharp turn at the bottom of the hill and he could not turn. He immediately struck the ditch and smashed the bicycle. The man himself was hurt badly but after a few months he got all right again.

   There is another story told about a man in Clounaglaskin by the name of "Dick Hall." He was born a protestant but after some time he was converted but he is now dead. He had a young donkey and he could not put him under the car atall for he would never stop lashing. One time he thought of a plan. He got two bags and tied them to his two hind legs so that when the

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. public infrastructure
            1. roads (~2,778)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Líam Ó Murchadha

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   14

   Address

   Clonglaskan, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Michael Harrington

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   72