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School: Pitfield, Inis (roll number 11091)

Location:
Cluain Draighneach, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0606, Page 186

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  1. Scéal Oileánach - Rowing (continued)

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    Towards the end of the year a committee of Ennis townspeople organised a regatta which duly came off at Ballyalla Lake - a small lake to the north of Ennis near the Galway Road.
    Entries were sought from the above mentioned crews and Pat Normoyle, skipper of the Coney Island crew (Pat Normoyle, James Ginnane, Pat Kinnane, Thomas Ginnane) and the two Tuohy boys, and two Kelly boys of Low Island renovated their boats for the occasion.
    Pat Normoyle rowed his boat "The Black Thrasher" - to Clare-Castle and from there she was brought on a horse-drawn vehicle to Ballyalla Lake.
    The Low Island crew did the same with their boat, "The Sea Nymph".
    Another boat - "The Witch" - from Rhinanna was also entered.
    There were certain conditions attached to the open race, one of which was that the boat
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Meaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cluain Draighneach, Co. an Chláir
    Informant
    Michael Meaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Oileán na gCoiníní, Co. an Chláir