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School: Cill Chonaill (Cailíní)

Location:
Kilconnell, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Shéaghdha
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    O'Leary.
    John Callanan, Calla could swim across the lake in ten seconds. Tom O'Mara Calla, walked to Puck fair in Kerry in eight hours in the year 1903. Mike Kane, Trust could run from Kilconnell to Ballinasloe seven miles in ten minutes. He was also a great singer. The old side car and the cat in the corner were the songs he used to sing. He would be heard singing a half a mile away. Jim O'Donnell, Calla was a great stepdancer. He used to dance reels and jigs and the highland fling. Mick Groden, Calla made a bicycle that could go on the water. I saw him riding around the lake in five minutes. The lake is three miles long.
    Una Egan
    Calla
    Kilconnell Sept.10th 38
    Mrs. Quigly was a great walker. she used to walk to Galway from Kilconnell with the post, and she used to leave at seven o clock and be back at twelve o'clock.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Egan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Callow, Co. Galway