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Killashandra, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 077

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 077

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    Great runner
    Paddy Reilly Dernacross (?) was a splendid runner and took many prizes.
    Great Walker
    Pat Minagh, Coragh, Killeshandra could walk from Killeshandra to Ballinamore in two hours at a distance of eighteen miles.
    Great mower
    Bernard McConnell Drumbess could mow one acre in a day.
    Got from,
    Tom McClean,
    Coragh,
    Killeshandra,
    Co. Cavan.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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