School: Edenmore, Ballinamuck (roll number 14584)

Location:
Edenmore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Réid
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  1. In Ireland long ago there were many great walkers, some of whom used to walk to Dublin about a distance of seventy miles, with a scythe upon their shoulder for the harvesting. There was a man called Patrick Mc Nerney in Fostra who walked to Dublin for the harvesting and earned the price of a cow. One morning he started from Dublin to a fair in Westport and bought the cow and walked home. Next morning he walked to the fair of Cavan about a distance of fifteen miles with cattle and walked home again the same day. When he came home he put a pole on his shoulder and walked to Ballinalee saw mill to get it sawed.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jenny Keohane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    16
    Address
    Fostragh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    James Kiernan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Fostragh, Co. Longford