School: Goirtín
- Location:
- Gorteen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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- Almost seventy years ago a great runner named Mac Nally lived around
this place. He used to run six mile races with other men.
Long ago a man named Hynes lived in Attymon. He was a great runner. One day he dragged a fox's head along the ground for the fox hounds to follow. He kept the hounds going all day. - About thirty years ago a workman named Colm Davany worked around this place. He was a great step dancer.
- Collector
- Jim Cannon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lenareagh, Co. Galway
- The men used to come from the next parish to cut hay in this parish. They used to walk about four miles. Every man would drink a cup of tea and start to work at 9 a.m.. Then he would eat his dinner at one.(continues on next page)