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1. Local Heroes - High Jumpers

   

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   Daniel Lane of Glounakeele Rockchapel was a noted high jumper. He often competed a local sports and was able to jump over a bar six feet high. It is also told of him that he was able jump over a six barred gate. On one occasion he jumped over a pier of a gate 5' 9ins high, in Glounamuckla, this event was witnessed by several people, among whom were Michael Murphy of Glounamuckla, Newmarket Co. Cork

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Eileen Murphy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Glennamucklagh East, Co. Cork

2. Local Heroes - Swimmers and Divers

   

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   Peter McArthy of Lisdangan, Newmarket. Co. Cork.
   is a noted fresh water swimmer and diver, on one
   occasion about eighteen years ago, a number of boys
   were swimming in a deep pool beside his house, and
   one boy named Robert Lane of Taur, after diving into
   the pool sank to the bottom and was drown.
   His comrades ran for McArthy, who dived several times
   before he could recover the body, but eventually he
   brought it to the surface, but life was extinct.

   

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