School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)
- Location:
- Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0782, Page 139
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- Once there was a man who lived in Carrigeen. His name was James Carrol. He was a great strong man and was a great mower with a scythe. Once it was Once it was said he was the best man in Ireland at mowing.
Now there was another man who said he was as good and the two had a contest to see which should mow the quickest and the best.
James Carrol won and he was counted the best man at mowing with a scythe in Ireland.
It was said he was able to mow a meadow nearly as fast as a mowing machine. One day he was mowing a meadow very quickly and there was a nest of kittens in it and he did not see them He cut off two legs off one little kitten and one leg off another. He was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dermot Kavanagh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrigeen North, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Joseph Kavanagh
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrigeen North, Co. Kildare
