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School: Tamhnach tSeiscinn (roll number 12778)

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Tawnytaskin, Co. Roscommon
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Aibhistín Ó Tárpaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 208

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    and left it on the table before him, where he was eating.
    It was also said he was about the best carpenter in Ireland. He was always called Wheel-a-cracer, because he used to make a wheel of a cart that would let a crack every mile of the road it went.
    He also made spinning wheels that would let a crack every hank of yarn it spun.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Scanlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Deerpark, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Scanlon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Deerpark, Co. Roscommon