School: Cluain Tuirc (B.)
- Location:
- Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Conchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)years ago he lifted a cow out of a drain without any assistance he is 6' 2" high and stout according. Bernard Feeny is another strong man he lifted the crushing jaw of the stone crushen which is supposed to be seven cwt weight. Peter Colravey Mohill was able to throw a half cwt across the crain post and step over and catch it an throw it across again that he could do four times. James Doran could lie down flat on the ground and a couple of men to pull in a bag of meal or rye in on his back an he can rise up with 25 stones in a bag. Michael Guildea was as swift a runner a there was in four he often ran 440 yds in 50 seconds.
- Collector
- Charles Faughnan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Cloonclivvy, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Patrick Faughnan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Cloonclivvy, Co. Leitrim
