School: Gráig na Muilte Iarainn
- Location:
- Woodford, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Tomás T. Ó Muirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0050, Page 0480
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- HeroesIn Woodford there were men who were famous for riding horses, strength, and running.A man named Mr. Edward Fahy was the strongest man that everr lived in Woodford. he lives in Allendarra. His address is: Edward Fahy, Esq., Allendarra, Woodford. He is living still.He could do almost anything with his teeth. He could carry a wheelbarrow with his teeth, cut nails with this teeth, and could catch a stick with his teeth, and defy two strong men to take it off him. He could lift an anvil tied to a rope, with his teeth and leave it down again.There was a man named Michael Burke, who lived in Rosmore, near the Shannon, who was a great runner. There was not a man for miles around who could run with him. There is a story told, that an excursion was to start at the jetty, Rosmore, and M. Burke was there. When all the people were on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Henry Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Woodford, Co. Galway
- Informant
- M. Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Unknown
