School: Liathdruim
- Location:
- Leitrim Beg, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0088
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- (continued from previous page)his dinner instead of the good ones. When he was young he lived in a little hut without doors or windows and when it fell down he earned his living by going around working for other people.
He has often been seen catching the ring of a half hundred weight between his teeth, lifting it from the ground and throwing it back over his head. He used spend a year working with one farmer and then he would change away to another.
There was another very strong man who lived in Limekill. Himself and his neighbours used often be trying to see which of them would have a piece of work done first but this strong man used always win.
- Collector
- John Fahy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Leitrim, Co. Galway
- Informant
- John Hugh Fahy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Leitrim, Co. Galway
