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School: Eanach Dubh (B.) (roll number 13656)

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Annaduff, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Thomas Morahan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0214, Page 149

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0214, Page 149

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  2. Folklore - Boxing

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    In olden times boxing was a very common game. The best boxer in my district was a man by the name of Pat Bohan of McLoughra, Mohill.
    He was about five feet ten inches in height. He worked in England. There were two hundred men working with him and he was the best boxer amongst them. One monring a man named Jack Bulger came a distance of forty.
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