School: Kilbonane, Lios an Phúca (Beaufort) (roll number 5482)

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Kilbonane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Clúmháin
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    both jumpers. Both of them jumped across the river Gueestion, and Timothy Quirk jumped from a field at one side of a boreen across the fences and the boreen to the field at the other side. Con Hanafin and Timothy Sullivan, both from Ballymalis, were good mowers. Con Hanafin once mowed an acre and a quarter of hay in less than a day. Timothy Sullivan mowed a meadow of six acres in five days while any other mower could not do it in less than six days. John Sullivan from Slievegaura was a famous walker. Once when he was working at Tralee he walked home every Saturday evening. He walked to Tralee again every Sunday morning and was always in time for Mass.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tadg Ó Chonchubhair
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolroe, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Charles Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Coolroe, Co. Kerry