School: Ardrahan, Mainistir Ó dTórna (roll number 13167)
- Location:
- Ardrahan, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhonnabháin
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“Sheon Burns a native of this place was supposed to be the strongest man in his generation.”
(continued from previous page)anvil and coal together and dropped the coal nicely into the pipe which proves he was even a stronger man than Sheon himself.
Sheon was born somewhere about Listowel but was reared by an Aunt of his who formerly lived in the very place where we are living at present in Kilgulbin.Local Heroes
“There was a Mrs O'Sullivan in Lerrig in Ardfert district some years ago and she had a daughter four years old who had a very sore leg.”
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- Joe Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballybroman, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Thomas Lawlor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Sackville, Co. Kerry