School: Cuinche
- Location:
- Quin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Gríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0595, Page 203
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- The Donnellans of Darragh were a very strong family one of them carried a plough and a harrow together a quarter of a mile.
Terry McMahon carried a boiler four cwt on his back from Clonfeigh to Tullassa 70 years ago.
- Collector
- Philomena Hanly
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Peter Falvey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Darragh, Co. Clare
- Terry Mac Mahon was a great Jumper he vaulted from the road into the creel seven ft high.
- "Walker",
Thady Mac Mahon was a great walker ,when he was over eighty yrs he used walk 10 miles every day before his dinner. - "Dancer",
Thomas Redmond was a famous ,he danced at a lot of Feisheanna and won many prizes he also taught dancing.
