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School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)

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Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Caoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 589

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    Greenfield Kanturk, was a great mower, he used to mow one acre and a half of hay in a day with a scythe.
    Mr. Eugene MacSweeney of Lismealcumin Kanturk was also a great mower with a scythe.
    Mr. Thomas Hartnett of Kilbrin, Kanturk was a great dancer. The dances he usually did were step dances.
    Mr. Eoghan Doherty of Lismealcumin, Kanturk, was a great storyteller.
    "Sean [?]" a native of Kanturk left Kanturk at six o'clock; and walked all the way; and arrived at Killarney at eleven o'clock, a distance of over thirty miles. He was also a great swimmer and diver. It is said that he jumped off Kanturk
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