School: Tobar Colmáin, Ráthluirc (roll number 8930)
- Location:
- Saint Colman's Well, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bean Uí Aoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0497, Page 375
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- (continued from previous page)horse which he owned.
Mr. Meagher was an extensive breeder of high class horses, and won many races in his time. Perhaps the best horse he bred was (?) who was in competition in the grand national of 1897. There was no doubt but he would have won, had he not been interfered with by a riderless horse. Two fences from home when he was a long way in lead. But to return to the riding feat of
Mr. Meagher. Mr. Meagher was riding a horse called John Knight at a hunt , which met at Garryfine, in the Winter of 1894-1895. The fox broke away from Keefe's cover towards Rockhill, and about three fields from the cover the hunt encountered a passage. The entrance to Mr. Patrick O'Shea's farmyard, about ten feet wide with a bank about six feet high on either side. All the hunt with the exception of Mr. Meagher slowed down when nearing the passage.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Colman Danaher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fort Middle, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Thomas Walker
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fort Middle, Co. Limerick
