School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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- There were great runners in this district long ago. In Tang a man named John Murray ran from Ballymahon to Glasson in a half an hour - a ten mile race.Bill Fox Ballinacliffy was able to keep up with a greyhound running at his best. About fifty years ago a man named Pat Connell Ballinacliffy was able to catch a hare by(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballynacliffy, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- William Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ballynacliffy, Co. na hIarmhí