School: Caimthír (Camphire), Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 15129)
- Location:
- Camphire, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Nóra Bean Uí Chradóig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0636, Page 322
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- (continued from previous page)He was pursued by others but they were soon left behind. On coming to a narrow part of the Blackwater he jumped across it.
Great Walkers :- John Geary, Camphire, walked to Waterford and back again in five hours. For part of the way he ran beside the mail coach.
Great swimmer :- Garret Roche, Villerstown swam from Youghal to Villierstown, a distance of 13 miles.
Great Mowers :- Harry Cannon, Obeag, Lismore mowed three acres of corn in a day. Thomas Kiely. Camphire, also mowed three acres of hay.
Great dancer :- Mrs. Aherne, Camphire, danced a gig on the back of a plate. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Informant
- Pádraig Ó Faoláin
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Camphire, Co. Waterford