School: Gowna
- Location:
- Scrabby, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Hugh Murray
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- (continued from previous page)His name was Festry Irwin and he lived at Derrin Station, Dromod, Co Leitrim He noticed the chains and not knowing anything of their history but probably seeing some future used for them he bundled them home with him to Dromod. There they remained and links were cut off them during the Great War and turned into horse shoes in a near by forge. When Irwin died his place was sold and his boy (servant) Dick Loyd took what was left of these famous chains away home with him to his native place in Farnaught Co Leitrim and to day these chains lie rusting and unseen at the end of Loyd's Hayshed:
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See Ballinamuck.- Informant
- Thomas Murray
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim