School: Carraig Thuathail (B.)

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   any trouble. There were also attempts made by the men there but it failed them to lift it.

   Powerful Oarsmen :- There was a oarsman named Maurice Conn. This man lived in Rossmore, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. He used row in races a distance of twenty miles. He used often row from Rossmore to BallyCotton a distance of thirty miles and he used row backs again.

   Powerful Swimmers :- There was a great swimmer long ago named Michael Murphy. This man lived in Fota, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. He used swim a distance of five miles with his clothes on his back and then went to mass in Ballymore in the parish of Cove.

   Great Mowers :- There was a great mower named John Shea. This man lived in the village of Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. He used mow an acre and three-quarters from seven o'clock in the morning to four o'clock in the evening.

   

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Timothy O' Shea

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Rossmore, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr Edmund Buckley

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   88

   Address

   Barryscourt, Co. Cork