School: Ballinacree (C.) (roll number 13966)
- Location:
- Ballynacree, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eibhlín Bean Uí Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 380
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- About 50 years ago there was a man named Bill Fenan who lived in Moyloug. This man was very strong, he could lift hevy wates and stones. One evening he was in town for a horse lode, of coal. When he was near home the wheal of the cart broak and he no ways of getting it of the road. He took of the whele and caught the axcle in his hand and the load on the cart and drove the horse home and he holding up half the load.
- Collector
- Carmel Ní Bradáig
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Tuite
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Rathmea, Co. Meath
