School: Dungimmon
- Location:
- Dún gCoimín Íochtarach, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Mrs Flynn
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- (continued from previous page)He was able to throw 56 lbs a great height.
- Hugh Gibson Oldcastle is a good fiddler.
- Paddy Reilly, Dungimmon is a good singer and also is a noted story teller.
- Mike Sheridan Bareoney, Castlerahan, Co. Cavan, is a good dancer.
- Collector
- Patrick Coyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dún gCoimín Íochtarach, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Patrick Coyle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 92
- Address
- Dún gCoimín Íochtarach, Co. an Chabháin
- Mike Smith Dungimmon Mt Nugent Co Cavan, used to carry a 30 st bag of wheat up a straight ladder 22 ft high and put it in on a mill window. He also used to walk to Drogheda with a load of oats and live on blackberries for two days.
He was able to raise two barrells each containing a cwt of fish.
A man named Mat Reilly Dungimmon (dead 60 yrs) was one day going to a mill with a 20 st bag of wheat. The bag fell off. He lay down on his mouth(continues on next page)
