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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 474

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    pampered with every food better than another. The other man only got Indian meal porridge. The day came when they had to fight. They had two scythes and they started. After a half an hour, the man who was fed on the porridge won.
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    There were three women, Mrs. Mac Cormack, A. Quinn, Mary Carty who lived in the townland of Derreenargon in the barony of Boyle. They used to carry gravel on their backs from a hill to a bog that they owned. The distance was about four hundred yards. The big hole is still visible on the
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Mhaolmhuaidh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenargan, Co. Roscommon