School: Shinrone (B.)
- Location:
- Shinrone, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: William Mac Mahon
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- In the district of Shinrone there was a man named Michael Kelly who about 20 years ago was the best mower around Shinrone. He could mow an Irish acre of grass in a day with an hour for his dinner and a half an hour for tea.
- Collector
- Anthony Egan
- Gender
- Male
- The best hedge cutter around Shinrone was William Hensey who lived about sixty years ago. He could cut a hundred yards of a ditch in one hour.
- About fifty years ago there was supposed to be a famous walker named Mr Webb. He lived in Prospect. He walked from Prospect to Dublin in one day and two hours. He was supposed to be the best walker in the parish of Shinrone. He took his lodgings in Dublin until Friday morning and prepared for prospect again. He started at eight o' clock and landed in(continues on next page)
