School: Gowran (C.) (roll number 15366)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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There was a man named Jack Murphy of Paulstown, he was able to catch rabbits while they were running as quick as they could.
There was another man named Jim Tobin Johnswell he could lift the heaviest stone that no one could lift it & run away with it about half a mile as quick as he could go.
There was another man named Billy Cahill of Castlewarren he could sing every kinds of songs & tell every kind of (tails) tales.- Collector
- Brigid Hoban
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Flagmount South, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Dinny Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Flagmount South, Co. Kilkenny