School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: James McCarthy
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- (continued from previous page)Carrol was a very strong man. Thomas Kemp is yet a very strong man, and is only fifty five years old.
- About two hundred years ago a man named Jerry Hayes lived in Killuragh, Cappamore, Co. Limerick. He was a landlord and he owned Killuragh and the village of Cappamore.
At that time people used settle disputes by fighting with guns and Jerry was the champion of Ireland for fighting with a gun. In fact it was said that he never fought with a man without killing or wounding him. So he got the nick-name of "The Blade of Munster".
Jerry used to to the Grand Jury in Clonmel. It used be all young gentlemen that were there(continues on next page)- Collector
- Paddy O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick