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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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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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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas Keane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Commons South, Co. Cork

   Informant

   John Keane

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Commons South, Co. Cork