School: Mainistir Phádraig Naofa (roll number 1016)
- Location:
- Sráid an Mhargaidh, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: An Br Anselm
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- Collector
- Michael Cotter
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sráid an Mhargaidh, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Mrs Cosgrove
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sráid an Mhargaidh, Co. na Gaillimhe
- My grandmother remembers seeing, a very famous pony called Cannon-ball. Its colour was white This animal was a grea[t] racer and was said to outdistance (ay) any horse. It was said to have won all the races it went in for.This pony was belong to an old-timer from Moycullen This man is said to hav[e] had a beard. Everytime the horse won a race its owner used to get drunk.(continues on next page)