School: Island Parish
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Seán Ó Móráin
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- (continued from previous page)were always picked when a match was going to be held, and it was the captain that picked them.
- Edward Bermingham was able to jump 5 ft. 6 ins. in the year 1927.
Richard Bracken jumped the college gates in the year 1868.
Patrick Walshe was able to lift up in one hand 21 1/2 stones in the year 1903.
John Daly, Derries was a great weight thrower He competed against the military in Tullamore throwing a stone over the jail wall in the year 1808.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Butler
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballina, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Joseph Clancy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilpatrick, Co. Offaly