School: Richmond (roll number 14400)
- Location:
- Richmond, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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23rd November 1937
There is a man still living name Michael Timoney of Knockbaun , Crossmolina, Co Mayo , who carried two bags of meal with two cwt in each bag into Mr James Davis's store of Main Street , Crossmolina, Co Mayo .
He was having a bet with John Duffy of Erris Street , Crossmolina who is dead now R.i.P. Timoney took the two bags and tied them together and took them out of the cart that was on the street and brought them into the house . On his way he had two or three steps up to go off the street and when he was going into the house Duffy tried to trip him but he failed . Some years ago there was a man named Orme Joynt in Ballinlobaun , Crossmolina, Co.Mayo. He was a landlord and lived(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Elizabeth Herbert
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Herbert
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- Over 80
- Address
- Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo
