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School: Manulla (Cailíní)

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Manulla, Co. Mayo
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Máire Bairéad
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 379

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    Two of the best stone throwers in this district were Laurence Hughes and Owen Vahey they lived in Carrowntober.
    Carrowntober is a village about two miles from Balla. These two men threw a half hundred weight twenty feet or more.
    Laurence Hughes was also a great walker, one night he and Durkan were at Peter Coughters wake and they stayed there till morning and then they set off for Manulla Gunction and when the were coming in cutting the train was just whisting and learning this train was called the 'Harvest man's train'.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntober Eighter, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Laurence Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Carrowntober Eighter, Co. Mayo