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School: Piercetown (B.) (roll number 4990)

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Piercetown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Maitiú Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 268

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    People of long ago were noted for their feats and endurance in jumping, racing, or lifting great weights.
    At a sports held in Ballybrenna John Byrne of Killinick carried a sack of corn weighing thirty-six stone a distance of one hundred yards. Mick Mangin of Kilmuckridge threw the four stone weight twenty seven feet, in the same sports. His brother John Mangin won the weight throwing championship of the world in St. Louis, America.
    James Redmond of Piercestown was the fastest one hundred yards runner in Wexford. George Ross of Killinick was also a hundred yards runner. Both of them won races in adjoining counties, and George Ross on the championship of the world for the hundred yards sprint in St. Louis, America.
    Pat Stafford of Tannerhill walked to Adamstown in three hours, a distance of about seventeen miles. Paddy Foley of Mayglass used to walk to
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyfinoge Great, Co. Wexford