School: Currans (C.) (roll number 4460)
- Location:
- Currans, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Nóra, Bean Uí Bhraoin
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- (continued from previous page)to walk to Tralee, a distance of seven miles every Saturday in three quarters of an hour.John Brosnan, Gortatlea can walk to Tralee and from that to Listowel and home again without being tired.
- Micheal Scanlon, Cragg, Currens, who died about ten years ago was a great mower. Once he was employed by a man in Currens to mow a field of one acre and a quarter. His pay was about four shillings. Micheal began his work about nine o'clock in the morning, ate his dinner at his leisure and had his work completed for sunsetJohn Moriarity, Killeen could mow an acre of hay, at his ease in a day.
Tom Brosnan, Boherboy can also mow an acre in a day.(continues on next page)