School: Ray (2) (roll number 16607)
- Location:
- Ray, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seósaimhín Ní Ghallchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)all old or dead now.
There were also men in Ray long ago who could run and walk very fastly. Two brothers named John and Joseph Gallagher walked twenty-five miles in seven hours on a bad day after Christmas. John and Peter Gallagher walked one night from Letterkenny to Ray, which is nine miles, in an hour and a half. The missed side cars in Letterkenny, and they came some short-cuts, and were at Ray Post Office as soon as the cars.
John Sweeney from Ray, walked five miles in an hour. He also ran one mile in ten minutes. One other time he was riding a trotting horse and he covered the space of a mile in three minutes.
The greatest boat-pullers and oarsmen in vicinity were Jimmy Griffin and John Mc Fadden. They pulled many boats when they were young and strong in Lough Swilley.
The greatest jump in Ray was jumped by John Sweeney who jumped over four feet without touching the bars.
The greatest plough-man in the didtrict was Bernard Boyle from Glenalla. He could plough at the least, over the acre in the day.
Neal Laney also from Glenalla was the greatest shoulder-stone thrower in the county. He could throw stones five feet farther than any of the police-men who were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eithne Nic an t Saoir
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ray, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Peadar Uí Ghallochbhair
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Ray, Co. Donegal
