School: Sliabh na Cille (roll number 14513)
- Location:
- Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 248
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- (continued from previous page)Mrs. Susan Rynn, Aughrim, Michael Rynn who walks from Carrick-on-Shannon was his grandfather.)
- 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. - 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. - 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. - Collector
- Mary Mc Gourty
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Maria Mc Gourty
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
