School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Sr. Conception
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- 200 A Strong Man
6th Dec' 1937There were a number of strong men long ago in my district of Granard, Co. Longford but the one I heard most about was Mr Michael Kilbride, Coolarty, Granard.
He could carry a plough from Coolarty to Aughaikillmore without leaving it off his shoulder, and he could throw a four hundred weight a distance of twenty miles, and he could carry a twenty stone sack of potatoes from country to town.
In the Summer he(continues on next page)- Collector
- Katie Fagan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr Edward Fagan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Leitrim, Co. Longford