School: Mantua (roll number 2327)
- Location:
- Mantua, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 077
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- (continued from previous page)which stands near the well. Long ago there was a patern and sports and a fair held at Tobar Muire, and in later times faction fighting took. This was however transfered to Elphin where a fair, patern and sports are still held on the fifteenth of August.
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- Collector
- Liam Mc Gann
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Sharkey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 88
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Brackloon, Co. Roscommon
- The churn used in ancient times was about four feet high. It is about two feet and a half on top and about three feet on the bottom. It consits of a churn and a dash.(continues on next page)