School: Lios Béalad, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 11715)
- Location:
- Lisbealad, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Héigcearrtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0303, Page 265
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- In nearly all the districts in Ireland great men have sprung up. There was one man whose name was Michael Hayes of Rosscarbery who was a wonderful seaman and he won many prizes in the pig-and-pole. There was another man named Tim O'Mahony of Rosscarbery who was very good for running. There was another man whose name was Dan McCarthy of Inchigeela who killed seven hares in the run one snowy morning without shoes or stockings on him. This happened about one hundred and thirty years ago. Shoes and stocking were as plentiful then as they now are.
- Collector
- Mary Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drinagh East, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drinagh East, Co. Cork
- The most famous man in west Cork was Dan O'Mahony of Ballydehob. There was also in the town-land of Kilronan a man named Denis Reardon who could throw a half hundred weight twenty five feet. There lived in West Cork long ago a man who could throw twenty stone of potatoes a distance with his teeth. This man was John Rusell of Drimolegue Co Cork. Timothy Burke of Kilronan was a man who could catch hares and rabbits by running after them. Mr Nyhan N.T. Drinagh was a good swimmer.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Murray
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Murray
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisbealad, Co. Cork
