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School: Shinrone (B.)

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Shinrone, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
William Mac Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0819, Page 019

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    In the district of Shinrone there was a man named Michael Kelly who about 20 years ago was the best mower around Shinrone. He could mow an Irish acre of grass in a day with an hour for his dinner and a half an hour for tea.
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    The best hedge cutter around Shinrone was William Hensey who lived about sixty years ago. He could cut a hundred yards of a ditch in one hour.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Spencer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shinrone, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Jack Spencer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shinrone, Co. Offaly