School: Galmoy
- Location:
- Galmoy, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Dll. Ó Duinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0869, Page 203
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- My grandfather was a very strong man. He was able to lift a stone roller which was five hunderweight.
Paddy Purcell carried a double plough on his shoulders from Bawnaughra to Bawnmore a distance of three miles.
Charles Kavanagh was a great runner. He ran three miles in ten minutes.
Richard Cormack was a great walker. He walked to Dublin and back again in twenty-four hours.
Kieran Mac Bride was a good jumper. He jumped the church-gate in Urlingford a height of six feet.
John Curran of Ballydonnell jumped a gate five feet ten inches.
Fintian Hyland was a good swimmer. He was able to swim on his back for any number of hours he liked.
John Ryan was a great mower. He won a prize in Freshford for mowing over an acre of hay in one day.
John Duyer was a great dancer. He won prizes everyplace he went for all class of step dance.
Edward Fitzpatrick was a noted singer. He sang at all plays and dances.
Michael Connell was a great storyteller. He would comence a story one night and he would not have it finished for three nights after.
- Collector
- Maureen Cleere
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garrylaun, Co. Kilkenny
