School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)
- Location:
- Hollygrove, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0414
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- Almost a hundred years ago a child who had seven fingers on each hand was born in Fairfield on the western slope of Mount Mary. His name was Mattie Mannion. Shortly after his birth a story got about that such a person was mentioned in an old prophesy and that in the final battle for Irish freedom he would hold up the enemy cavalery in a three cornered field (John Lohan's field.)(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Cunniffe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coalpits, Co. Galway