School: Cormaddyduff
- Location:
- Corr an Mhaide Dhuibh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: M. Ní Ghiolla Sheanain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 291
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- The animals most common on our farm are the cows, horses, goats, pigs, sheep. The pouetry are hens, geese, ducks and turkeys.
There was a famous horse fancier named Hugh Gray, Ryefield, Munterconnough who always kept and bred race horses. One little racing mare called Motor Car being the favourite. She ran at all the shows that were held in Cavan, Oldcasle, Navan, Dublin and Castlepallord and won the Cup everywhere she went. She was ridden by the famous jockey called Patrick Callahan from the pound. She was praised in song and story. Here is one of them.
Now Motor Car is six years old
She never feared a foe
She far surpassed the noble
At the grand Oldcastle Show
They came in from Trim and Navan
From Moate and Mullinger
To win the Cup from Hughie
And his mare called Motor Car.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Annie M. Cogan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corr an Mhaide Dhuibh, Co. an Chabháin
