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School: Cloncovid

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Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 106

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    but none were able untill a tall man which none could reconise, but afterwards known as Casey from America stood up and took the weight in his hand and threw it ten and a half feet. Patrick was very vexed and went home without saying a word, and never threw a weight again, as the old proverb is often correct "Pride gets a fall."
    By Annie Comaskey,
    Cloncovid, Kilcogy, Co. Cavan.
    Got from - Patrick Sheridan
    Cloncovid, Kilcogy, Co. Cavan.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
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