School: Long an Inbhair
- Location:
- Lurgananure, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Géibhdigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 207
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- (continued from previous page)John Molloy, Aughalion jumped Kilnacrott river where it was nne years wide when being pursued by two men who intended to injure him. When he reached the opposite bank he defined them to come any farther.Walter Byers, Cornagrove jumped a river which was nine yards wide for the bet of a pound.Phil Coyle, Drumallaught was a famous oarsman. He made boats and won races with them on Lacken Lake and on the Boyne at Drogheda.Great mowers in this district were Owen Traynor, Middle Termon, Peter Smth, Bogeskey, Patrick Cavanagh, Drumformina, and James Stafford, Tievenaman.Owen Traynor used mow an acre of meadow each day during the summer months, and his hay was a shilling a day.Peter Smith, Bogeskey could mow an acre and a rood daily. He could sharpen his scythe so well that he could cut off the top of a lap of hay without moving the bottom part of it. He used perform the feat several times and won several bets of money on it.James Stafford used mow an acre and a rood of oats,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Nutty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drummanduff, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Michael Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Drummanduff, Co. Cavan
