School: Lios na mBroc (roll number 11453)
- Location:
- Lisnamrock, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0562, Page 165
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- (continued from previous page)jump over the two horses.
He was also noted as a mower, cutting an Irish acre of hay daily.
He is buried in the old cemetry in Ballingarry.
His son, Thade Kennedy, grandfather of the present Thade Kennedy of Earlshill, tried to emulate his father's deeds, but succeeded only in jumping over one horse.
When over sixty years, he used stick two hay forks in the ground, place another across these and jump right over.
A grandson of Michael Kennedy was a member of a Mihil that Edmond Nolan, Glaugoole, Parish of Gornahoe, Barony of Slievardagh had collected one day about 55 years ago for the purpose of digging out his potatoes.
They had a donkey for carting the potatoes to the pit.
In the evening Kennedy jumped over the donkey.
Standing up in the cart he exclaimed
"Well the Irish Race is going down
Grandfather could jump over two horses
Father could jump over one
And I'm only able to jump over an ass."(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Connors
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Clerk
- Address
- Clashduff, Co. Tipperary
