School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Charleville, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSiúr Proinnséas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 328
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- (continued from previous page)Joseph Leahy. His bird like jumping attracted attention he rose higher than all. Without changing his hurling boots he cleared 5ft 8in his own height.
From that summer evening, young Leahy devoted his attention to high jumping. Though his long string of brothers won scores of prizes the name Paddy Leahy still holds reverence not so much for his superb achievements as in the manner of execution. Briefly his record of jumping championship reads. High jump 1897 (6ft 3in) in 1898 heap{?] step and jump 8ft 7in. He won all manner of leaps in four Irish provinces at reaching(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Treasa Ní Ghráda
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Broghill South, Co. Cork
