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School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)

Location:
Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 455

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    Mr. Paddy Frank Waldron was a native of Derrymore. He migrated to Liscat. He was grandfather to the present Mr. T Waldron. N.T Larganboy He was well known as the strongest man in Co. Mayo. He was sent by John Lyons (agent for Colonal Knox, Thurles, Tipperary for a load of timber to Mr. Strickland's place at Loughglynn. The load was eighteen hundred weight. Coming from Loughglin he had to climb Grewy Hill. The horse refused to draw the load. Paddy Frank unyoked the horse, put the backband over his own shoulders, and drew the load to the top of Grewy Hill.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Feeney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Michael Waldron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Erriff, Co. Mayo