School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Ballyadams, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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- Mowers.
Mr Tom Green; Parkhill, Ballylinan Laoghis. He could mow an acre of corn or an acre of meadow n a day.
John Ryan, Boley, Luggacurren could cut an acre of corn or meadow in a day.
Tom Kirwan, Milltown Ballylinan could cut an acre and a half of corn in one day. He was hired by people specially for cutting corn.
Louis Ryan; Loughglass; Ballylinan could cut about 3/4 of an acre of meadow or corn in a day.Weight-Throwers.
Mr Thomas Mc Hugh, Parkhill, Ballylinan could throw a 1/2 cwt weight over the pier of his own gate about 8' high.
Thomas Mc Hugh Corbally was a noted weight thrower(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádraig O Bruadair
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyadams, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Brighid Ní Bhraonáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lughil, Co. Kildare
