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. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- 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)