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School: Cadamstown, Kinnitty

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Cadamstown, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
B. Ní Chuignigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 193

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  1. A Local Hero (continued)

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    foiling them. This man came along and ordered them to let the bullock loose. They did so and immediately the animal galloped away. The man ran after him and caught him in a few seconds. Then he brought him back to where the other men had the car. He next caught hold of the big bullock and lifted him right into the car and all the others wondered when they saw it take place.
    Elsie Delaney,
    Cadamstown,
    Birr,
    Offaly
    30/3/38
    Obdt John Delaney 55 yrs.
    (Father)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. A Local Happening

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    In June 1918 there was a great cloud-burst on the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
    That morning about seven o clock the people heard what they thought a crack-of-thunder. At the foot of the mountain it rained very hard but the
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brian Donnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cadamstown, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Obdt. Brian Donnelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Cadamstown, Co. Offaly