School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)
- Location:
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 338
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- (continued from previous page)from Corn Hill the print of the giant's hand is to be seen in it yet. There was a great poet of the name of Higgin's Clooncoose Co Leitrim he wrote nearly all the poetry about the battle of Ballinamuck.
There was a great step dancer in Bandragh whose name was John Harte. There was a great story teller whose name is John Dolan a native of Kiltycreevagh Ballinamuck it would take him four or five hours to tell a story.
- Michael Heartherton Cornakelly walked to Dublin in a day and two hours. It is about fifty years ago since he walked to it.
John Harte Clooncoose was one of the best dancers. He was brought all over the country for dancing.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kathleen Donnelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanmullagh, Co. Longford
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- Paddy Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Shanmullagh, Co. Longford
