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School: Pitfield, Inis (roll number 11091)

Location:
Cloondrinagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0606, Page 171

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    Tom Scanlan was a man who lived in Breaffa a good many years ago. Father to the present Pat Scanlan who now lives in the same house. One time he took a heavy roller and put it into a horse car without help from anyone. Saying after the event "their will never again a Scanlan come that will do it."
    This story was told to me by my Grandfather
    Thomas Malone (90)
    Breaffa,
    Ballynacally
    My Grandfather still lives, he is now about eighty five or eighty six years and he knew Scanlan well
    John Ayers.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
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      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Ayers
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Thomas Malone
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Breaffy North, Co. Clare