School: Coratillon
- Location:
- Corratillan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Michael O' Beirn
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- (continued from previous page)we shall call him Peter, that he would run into the town of Ballinamore in Co. Leitrim and be in it before Peter who would ride to the town on a horse.
They appointed a place, from which they started on their race the following day. Curran was in the town a long time before the other man and he won his bet.Great Walkers:- The people who lived in this locality, about thirty years ago, were great walkers. Men and women walked to Bundoran, a distance of thirty six miles, and they also walked to Lough Derg, in Co. Donegal, fasting and barefooted, a distance of forty miles. Mrs Arthur Devine, of Muineal, Bawnboy, Co. Cavan, often travelled to Glangevlin, a distance of fifteen miles.
She bought a basket of butter in Glangevlin, brought it home, and made it into rolls.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Rose Elizabeth Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Muineal, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Michael Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Muineal, Co. Cavan