School: Bennekerry, Carlow
- Location:
- Bennekerry, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Liam Ó hAodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 307
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - A story is told of James Dwyer the wrestler who died in 1881. His family claimed ownership of some land at Grangeford. A law suit sprung up about the land. James was told by his solicitor that he would win the case if a dwelling house existed on the farm and that the judge intended going out to see the farm. James hurried home. He gathered together all his neighbours and by seven o'clock the next morning the Dwyer family were quietly enjoying breakfast in the newly built house. The judge arrived and James won the case. The dwelling is known from that day to this as "The house that Jack built."
