School: Cloncovid
- Location:
- Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Savage
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- There were no heroes in this district. There was a hero who lived on the shores of Lake Sheelin. His name was Brian Kelly Carrack Finea.
He was a strong man he was able to lift a fifty six and sack of potatoes with one hand. He was very fond of drink and at every fair and market he used to get drunk.
He had a stick which he used in fighting and he called it die without the priest.
He was able to run through part of five counties in threequarters(continues on next page)- Collector
- Philomena Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Dan Comasky
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloncovet, Co. Cavan