School: Maio (roll number 13119)
- Location:
- Trohanny, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chreaig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0706, Page 461
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- Matthew Fitzsimons was a very strong man. He lived near Virginia, but we had him hired.
One day, he carried a plough on his shoulders 1000 yards up across the hill.
Another time, he carried a two cwt bag of meal from Fox's (half a mile away) up to our house without leaving it down. There was no road there that time, and he had to go across a river with it
He often carried barrels of oats long distances.
He afterwards went to Scotland and died there.
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- Collector
- Thomas Gargan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Maio, Co. Meath
