School: Ballyhurst, Tipperary (roll number 4562)
- Location:
- Ballyhusty, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Stás, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0579, Page 141
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- (continued from previous page)properly as he worked hard in a lime kiln. He was running a race in England with English and French runners over a distance of ten miles when a few miles remained to be covered he was struck by a French man a cowardly blow in the stomach to prevent him from winning. An English man seeing what happened Ryan ran for all his worth and won the race. About nine years ago he retired covered with glory and is now living in Cordangan with his wife and family.
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- Collector
- May Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Camea, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Tim Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Camea, Co. Tipperary
