School: Raharney (B.)
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- Raharney, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Ó Conmhidhe
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- John Shaw aged eighty-eight years told me a story of a great feat done by a brother of his fathers named Michael Shaw.
Long ago races used to be run in Riverdale between men and horses. One time they were seeing who was able to jump up behind another man when the horse would be trotting at his best. Many of the onlookers tried to perform the feat but all of them except Michael Shaw. - Long ago people used to play a game called Bowl Throwing. Each game was played by three each(continues on next page)