School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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  1. Great runners and walkers.
    Tom Seamus who lived in Corbeha himself and thirty men were running a race at Sports in Caher about fifty years ago.Tom Seamus won.They were all withen in bags and as he was a great athlete .He died about forty years ago.
    Fergus Cooley who lived in Lanaught raised the two weights that are in Faha church yard on for the men. and one for the men.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Devaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Scalp, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Fanny Vaughan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Scalp, Co. Clare