School: Cloncovid
- Location:
- Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Savage
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- (continued from previous page)lived in Leitrim was a very swift runner. He won a three mile race against ten other men at Derrycasson. Races were also ran from Gowna to Mr. McNamara's public house in Larkfield.
Bernard Hughes who lived in Toome went up the hills to his farm one morning and to his surprise saw a crowd of hare's. he drove them down and put them in the barn.
A man who lives in Leitrim named Pat Flynn walked to Longford a distance of twelve miles to pay the rent, when he arrived there he found he had forgotten the "Receivable Orders" without which it would not be taken so(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Briody
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Bernard Briody
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Toome, Co. Longford
