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School: Gaigue (B.), Ballinamuck (roll number 13305)

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Gaigue, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Peter Duignan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 100

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  1. A Weight-Lifter

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    In Ballinamuck long ago there lived a blacksmith named Frank Furey. He was a grand father to Patrick Furey the present blacksmith of Ballinamuck. His weight was eight stone and he was able to carry a forty stone sack of oats. At that time sacks were made out of linen.
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    “The first pair of boots Edward Flynn of Gaigue got was a pair of his mothers and that year he walked to the harvest in Dublin.”

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    The first pair of boots Edward Flynn of Gaigue got was a pair of his mothers and that year he walked to the harvest in Dublin. He was about sixteen years of age at that time. He walked for eleven years to the harvest in Dublin after.
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      1. historical persons (~5,068)
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      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gaigue, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Edward Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gaigue, Co. Longford