School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Emerentia
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- (continued from previous page)the rosary is recited in Irish, over his grave every Easter Sunday.
Mr. Mulhern native of Carrick-on-Shannon whose family still resides in this town was also shot in the 1916 Rising and was buried in Dublin. - Running:
1. Mary Gilchrist of the parish of Leitrim, succeeded in carrying off the much coveted prize, offered by the Sport's Committee, of Carrick-on-Shannon to the swiftest runner in the Competition. The prize consisted of a silver cup.- Collector
- May Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinwing, Co. Leitrim
- Mary Gilchrist is also the heroine of another story which runs as follows. She entered for a competition in swiftness in Drumshanbo at a race in which(continues on next page)