School: Mantua (roll number 2327)
- Location:
- Mantua, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Beirn
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- Patrick Rourke was the best walker around this locality. He lived in Rathcroghan. One night he went to Croghan for a doctor for his father. Croghan was twelve miles from his home and he was home from Croghan in one hour and a half.
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- Collector
- Shelia Harrington
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Edenan and Kinclare, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick Mulvihill
- Gender
- Male
- Patrick Mulvihill was the best mower in this locality. It is said that he was able to mow one acre of meadow in the day and on two or three ocassions he mowed one acre and a rood. Berney Hester was a good mower also. He was able to mow half an acre of corn in the day and bind it and stook it also.
- Tom Shannon was a good story teller. In his youth he read many books and he would tell these stories that were in the books. He would also tell many old stories relating to his own town-land.
- Thomas Higgins was the best singer in this locality. He could sing many Irish songs and other songs also. He would never(continues on next page)