School: Rush (B.) (roll number 7624)
- Location:
- Rush, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Henry Moriarty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0786, Page 15
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- (continued from previous page)day he walked to skerries 4 miles in half an hour.
Mr Dunne walked 25 miles in 1 day.
- Swift Runners
Mr Langan ran to the pier in 18 minutes. Teddy King ran to the ladies house 1 mile and back in 15 minutes.
Paddy White challenged Fagan from Dublin to Balbriggan 26 miles and White won in 2 hours.
Freddy Moran ran from Mr Mangans [?] down to the pier in 12 seconds.
Mr Follenus challenged Mr P Jones to a hundred yards race. Both men were over 65 years of age at the time. Mr Jones won the race by 2 yards.
Mr R White ran a race against a horse; the distance of which was 10 miles with 10 minutes start and the horse won.
John Leonard is a very fast man at running. He could run half a mile in five minutes and chase a hare for ten minutes.
Jim Jones was a very swift runner. He was able to run three miles in 20 minutes.
Jerry Butterly was a fast runner also. He was able to run 4 miles in half an(continues on next page) - Collector
- Joseph Leonard
- Gender
- Male
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- Mrs Harford
- Gender
- Female
