School: Aonach Beag (roll number 14528)
- Location:
- Enagh Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 421
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- (continued from previous page)also returned and both men were nearly together at the wall.
The field being a great deal more level with the wall than that of the road helped both men in getting quickly over the wall, but as Jimmy was still the more active he leaped completely over it.
Michael was unable to do so as his lameness hindered him but he quickly crawled over it and both men were again on the road leading to their homes. They ran at least a quarter of a mile in the field and the race which they had not yet ended was five miles.
The chase continued as far far as the old school in Richmond which is one and a half miles form the wall which they crossed at Richmond farm. In the yard of the school Michael overtook the exhausted Jimmy and delivered him of the coveted halfpenny.
Michael went to England(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Anthony Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo
