School: An Teampoll Geal, Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 3549)
- Location:
- Whitechurch, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Liam Ó Faoláin
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“Thomas Francis Kiely, a native of Clashmore was able to run from here to Clonmel in one hour.”
(continued from previous page)walk eighty miles in ten hours.
William Keane from Modeligo was able to throw a hundred weight about five perches long.
Edward Ryan from Youghal was able to cycle nine miles in a half an hour.
John McGrath, a native of Aglish, was able to jump a distance of three perches.
Maurice Crotty, Ardmore, cycled from there to Cork in an hour and a half. It is about twenty nine miles. Got from: My Father. 50 years(no title)
“There lived in Touraneena a man named Michael Wall. He was a good walker.”
1 There lived in Touraneena a man named Michael Wall. He was a good walker. About thirty five years ago in his sixtieth year he walked from Clonmel to Youghal and back to Touraneena in fourteen hours.
2 There lived in Clashmore a man named James Veale. About forty years ago he jumped a fence six feet high.
3 There lived in Ballingown a man named David Moore. He was a good workman. Thirty years ago he cut a six acre field of out oats with a scythe in seven hours.- Collector
- Maggie Cashman
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocknaskagh Lower, Co. Waterford