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School: Cor na Marbh (roll number 10222)

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Cornamarve, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eibhlín (Ní) Irbhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 064

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    a wild horse. The horse ran away with the stones and his cart hit against another man's cart and turned over. The owner, Pat Kilkenny, was under the load of stones and could not get out from under them. So William George Duncan lifted the cart of stones straight up off him, and there was a ton of stones in the cart.
    Mathew Kilkenny of Dark Valley mowed one acre and a half in one day with a scythe.
    Another man in Dromconor could lift a red bar out of the fire and hold it in his hands for five minutes
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Robert Manson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killarga, Co. Leitrim