School: Cloncovid
- Location:
- Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Savage
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- Local Heroes.I have never heard of any heroes who won fame for any deed they did, but there was a man named Paddy Byrne of Callanagh. He was the strongest man in the Parish.
He was called "Gulliver" because of his strength. He was known to lift a hundred weight in one hand and put it over his head. he was able to throw a large stone a long distance & the place it would fall it would have a hole in the ground.
I am told that there was a swift runner in Carnagh named Patrick(continues on next page)- Collector
- May Sheridan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Peter Sheridan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan