School: Baile an Daingin (C.) (roll number 4828)

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   leap and jumped the river. From that day to this day that place is called. The Connaught man's leap" which no man ever jumped before or after that.

   Thomas McHugh, Curraghmore. Age 66 yrs.
   Pupil's name Margaret Slattery.

   

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2. Stories Relating to Denis Browne

   

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   One day Denis Browne was in Ballinrobe and he was hanging the people. He was engaged to a girl named Regan and this day he was after hanging her father. When she heard that her father was being hanged she said that she would have revenge on him. They had a draper shop at this time and in it were some large rolls of tweed. At noon as she was going to her dinner she saw Denis Browne and she invited him to dinner. She let on that she was inviting him unknown to her mother. Their house was a three storey house

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
         1. Denis Browne (Denis of the Rope) (~25)
   2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. penal times (~4,335)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   May Joyce

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballyglass, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Patrick Joyce

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   64

   Address

   Ballyglass, Co. Mayo