School: Stonetown, Louth (roll number 16431)
- Location:
- Stonetown Lower, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0668, Page 234
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- (continued from previous page)a was a very sultry summer. All rivers were dried up. People had to carry water miles for human use and cattle died of thirst.
- Oliver Murphy, of Lurgan Green was a great step dancer. He died 6 years ago.
Barney O'Rourke was a famous mower. He could mow about one acre per day.
Owen Slavin,
Pepperstown.
He was a great walker. He was able to his work in Blackrock every morning and home at night when the chapel was a building. He is dead now about 10 years.
Christy Finn,
Corcreaghy,
He was famed as the best turfcutter in the parish. Many a time he cut turf on John Byrne's bog and the people used to flock around to see him. He is dead about nine or ten years.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Teresa Bellew
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tully, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Seámus O Hara
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Mills of Louth, Co. Louth