School: St Theresa's, Coachford (roll number 14022)
- Location:
- Clontead More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Timothy Forde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 219
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- [-]In the village of Coachford, there lives a man, now in business and was once renowned for his famous feats and rose to be the World's Champion in 1932. The following are a list of his successes,:-
Tailteann Games 1932.
1st Prize = 16 lb Hammer
Second = 16 lb Shot
" " = 28 lb Weight
Late John O'Grady of Limerick got first the same day.
A.A.A Championship White City London
1st = 16 lb Hammer
Garda Record for hammer 158ft 1½ inches held from 1932 until broken by O'Doherty in 1937.
International Contests between Ireland and France held in Dublin in 1931.
First = Discuss
First = Hammer
International Contests between Ireland and Scotland in Edinburgh in 1932.
1st = Hammer
Won several Munster and Leinster Championships also Kerry Co Champ and Cork Co Champ.
Garda Co Champ in Hammer, Discus, 16 lb Shot and 56 lbs(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dan Dineen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coachford, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr G. Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 35
- Occupation
- Hotelier
- Address
- Coachford, Co. Cork
