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School: Rush (B.) (roll number 7624)

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Rush, Co. Dublin
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Henry Moriarty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0786, Page 13

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    Lawrence Plunkett lifted a half hundred weight of potatoes with his teeth.
    One day Patrick Bissett Main St. was carrying potatoes in on a door and pulled down the door frame Mr Harford lifted two barrels of potatoes one in each hand 12 stone each
    James Fagan threw a bag (1 cwt) of potatoes on to a lorry three yards away from it.
    Laurence Plunkett lifted a hundredweight with his teeth in Landy's yard.
    James Andrews is a very strong man. He can threw a half hundred weight 21 ft and hold four men on a rope in tug of war.
    Mathew Barr is also a strong man. He can lift a hundredweight in his teeth and can go down on his knees with it without putting his hand to the ground.
    Stephen Harford and John Harford Lr. Main St. Rush are the two very strong men.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Leonard
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Rush, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Harford
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rush, Co. Dublin