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School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)

Location:
Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 461

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    James Murray who was a national teacher in Coogue and is now fifteen years dead was the best jumper in the district. He jumped over a horse that was fifteen hands high, but he was getting old at the time and that jump injured his health.
    Martin Comber of Larganboy was a great storyteller, and he was a great favourite with the young folk, especially the boys on account of his storytelling. It would be God help the house in which Martin Comber and his listeners met for the night and many a jolly night was spent listening to his stories until the daylight came in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larganboy East, Co. Mayo