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   Mrs. Susan Rynn, Aughrim, Michael Rynn who walks from Carrick-on-Shannon was his grandfather.)

   

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2. Local Heroes - Great Walkers

   

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   A man named Edward Locke who lived in the townland of Carnfalla, Ballinaglera traveled in a day from Belfast on his way home from Scotland. Men from Urbal Barr in the parish of Ballinaglera, used to walk to to the county Dublin to the harvest in one day. Peter McGourty, Stranagarvana, used to walk to Westport in a day to a fair. Pat McGrail used to walk to Westport in a day also.

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brighid Nic Réill

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim

   Collector

   Cáit Nic Réill

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Francis Mc Greal

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim

3. Local Heroes - Great Walkers

   

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   Nancy McGovern of Glangevlin walked to Lossar well and back in a day.
   Frank Wynn of Slievenakilla walked barefoot to Co. Meath to hay-make.
   Michael McGovern of Doonmackiver, Glangevlin, Co. Cavan walked to Swanlinbar and carried a pack of flour and a cwt. of meal on his back with him home.

   

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   John McNiff, of Tullynaha, Ballinaglera used to walk from his own house to Drogheda, where he used to take the boat going to England.
   Pat McGuire of Corglass, Ballinaglera, used to walk to Dublin to work.

   

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