School: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's
- Location:
- Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: G. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 039
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- Almost ninety years ago there lived in Cappaghnalasset a man named Thomas Henzey. At a hunt in Castletown he was accused by a landlord of killing a foxhound with a stick. This was not true. At the next hunt in Castledaly Henzey and another man named Daly gave the landlord a merciless beating. As Henzey was a man of powerful build standing six feet three and weighing sixteen stone he was very strong. He was also a great runner wrestler and jumper. All attempts made by the police of peelers (failed) to arrest him failed as none of them could match him in speed or endurance. The peelers were not allowed to carry firearms and consequently could not arrest him. From time to time champion police runners were brought down to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Concannon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bellair or Ballyard, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Thomas Keena
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Bellair or Ballyard, Co. Offaly
