School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)
- Location:
- Glentogher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 464
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- (continued from previous page)have three good fat rabbits for your dinner to-morrow, and they are better than all the wax in the world.
Barney Mac Laughlin, Meenolin, Glentogher, aged seventy-six years was also a famous runner. The both of themran races in all parts of Donegal and they came in first in all.
Tomas Mac Laughlin, Cashel, Glentogher, who lived to about seventy and died sixteen years ago was a very strong man. He was a good jumper. He could throw two fifty sixes four yards. He could jump six feet high. He could jump a river eight feet broad.
- The following information was got from John Kearney, Magheramore, Carndonagh, aged eighty four years and who told the story on Page 16.A man lived in the Mallins below Cashel called Eddie Gibbons. He is now dead. Once he walked to Derry with his daughter. She was going to America and forgot her ticket. The man walked back for the ticket and after having returned(continues on next page)
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- John Kearney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Magheramore, Co. Donegal
