School: Ballinacree (B.) (roll number 13965)

Location:
Ballynacree, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Pádraic Ó Connachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 202

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  1. About twenty years ago there was a man named Bill Fenan who lived in Moylough.
    This man was very strong and, he could lift heavy waits and stons.
    One evening he was in town for a horse load of coal. When he was near home the wheel of the cart broke and he had no way of getting if off the road.
    He took off the wheel and caught the axel in his hand and the load on the cart
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Austin Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathmea, Co. Meath
    Informant
    John Tuite
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70