School: Cluain an Droma, Mullach (roll number 5267)
- Location:
- Cloonadrum, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Brian Ó Huiginn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 219
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- (continued from previous page)from the door of the Courthouse over fourteen steps. The distance would be about 30 feet. On another occasion the same man jumped the Fergus in a running jump. It was 25' at this point.
MICHAEL NORMOYLE:A native of Mullagh also jumped the Courthouse steps in much the same circumstances
GOOD MOWERS
COLPACH DOWNES: A NATIVE OF CRAGAKNOCK
This man was a famous mower. He could mow an acre of hay each day for 6 days of a week. He was supposed to be one of those people who used "go with the fairies"
THADY SEXTON: OF TINUREMOREthis man could also mow an acre per day (Irish measure)
( Máire Ní Laoghaire Rang VIII do bhailig an méid seoSé Domhnall Ó Laoghaire an t-ughdar a bhí aice leis cé is moite de giota annso is annsúd. Tá sé ina chomhnuidhe i gCluain an Droma in aois a 60 bl. )
- Collector
- Máire Ní Laoghaire
- Informant
- James Scanlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullagh, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs J. Mc Namara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymackea Beg, Co. Clare
