School: Barrow (roll number 11850)
- Location:
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ml. Ó hUallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 140
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- (continued from previous page)he raised the stone from the ground and without any trouble he flung it over a fence into a field.
- One of the best hurlers in this place was Pat Rourke from Barrahane. This man relied upon in all the sports-fields in the North of Kerry to win their hurling matches for them. Very often when the game seemed lost O'Rouke was sure to outdo the other side by scoring a goal or a point, and turn what would mean defeat into victory. He was a member of the Kerry hurling team who won an All Ireland final about fifty or sixty years ago.
- Collector
- Pádraig Ó Slatra
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Tim Slattery
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 44
- Occupation
- Civil servant
- Address
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
