School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)
- Location:
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 170
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- (continued from previous page)was called Blind Paddy.
- Long ago there lived a man in a place called Curraghroe.
He was supposed to be the strongest man in the world. His name was Peter Perkinson. He made a bet one day that he would throw a stone futher than any man in Ireland. After a week or so a man took him up and it took place on a mountain in that parish. There was a stone on the mountain that weighed about three tons. Peter took it up and when he was throwing it(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Toher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonbrock, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Patrick Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Killeeny, Co. Longford
