School: Alt an Chuilinn
- Location:
- Alt an Chuilinn, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Brigid Martin
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- (continued from previous page)he arrived at the bank of the river in Gubrawoolly and was able to find his way to [Farney's] where he stayed until "broad daylight".The same night a neighbour of his - Jimmie McManus Drumbeagh also lost his way on Drumcar. He arrived out on the Mill Road and passed Tom Maguire's Gubrawoolly several times. At last he sat down on a stone and waited for daylight to come.Both men were very tired and weary after their long journeys.It has also been known of people being led astray that they may reach a spot they know and then set out again for home and again lose their direction and have to wait for daylight to return home.
