School: Knocknagilla
- Location:
- Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Giolla Críost
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 246
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- (continued from previous page)to gather together every night to his house to hear him singing.
His songs were
Lavey Green Walk" "The Tidy Wee Window" "Michael Dwyer"
- James McGahern, Aughadreena, was able to throw a stone a distance of 25 perches, and split a potato on the top of a spade. He is a hundred years dead.Runners.
John Smith was a noted runner. His birthplace was in Laragh. He ran at sports in Lavey, Laragh and Killinkere and won. He died about fifty years ago. - One of the men who was gifted with strength was Bernard McManus who lived in the town-land of Lavey. Once he had a bet of 5'/., which he won(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Charles Tierney
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Luke Tierney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghadreenagh, Co. Cavan
